School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 1.9 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Egypt, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Egypt is 1.9 years, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 2 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3604 years, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 104th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3604 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.3935 years | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4421 years | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4914 years | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5536 years | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6338 years | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 0.731 years | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7678 years | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7767 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7998 years | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8464 years | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8968 years | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9274 years | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9546 years | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8929 years | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8884 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8942 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8706 years | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7387 years | -15.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6758 years | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5586 years | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 1.43 years | +156.0% |
| 2001 | 1.39 years | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.45 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3 years | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.36 years | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.42 years | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.42 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.44 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.43 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.46 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.28 years | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 1.31 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.42 years | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.46 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.64 years | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 1.59 years | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.64 years | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.81 years | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.68 years | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.94 years | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 1.76 years | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 1.82 years | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.9 years | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 2 years | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 1.9 years | -5.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.9 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8465 years, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.9 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.31 years, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +156.0% | 0.5586 years | 1.43 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5722 years | 0.3604 years | 0.7767 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.871 years | 0.7387 years | 0.9546 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8882 years | 0.5586 years | 1.43 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.41 years | 1.3 years | 1.46 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.53 years | 1.28 years | 1.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 years | 1.76 years | 2 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Egypt was 1.9 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3604 years in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 104th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release