School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Egypt
Egypt: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 1.87 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Egypt, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.87 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2025.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Egypt peaked at 1.98 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5206 years, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 94th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5206 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.5662 years | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6263 years | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6924 years | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7752 years | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8754 years | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 1.03 years | +17.4% |
| 1978 | 1.07 years | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 1.07 years | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.09 years | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.14 years | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 1.2 years | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 1.23 years | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.27 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.16 years | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 1.22 years | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 1.24 years | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.14 years | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9521 years | -16.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8612 years | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6866 years | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 1.55 years | +125.0% |
| 2002 | 1.58 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.39 years | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5 years | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.54 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.51 years | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.63 years | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.48 years | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.54 years | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.57 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.34 years | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 1.38 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.49 years | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.52 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.66 years | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.57 years | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.61 years | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.76 years | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.65 years | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.95 years | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 1.74 years | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 1.81 years | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.89 years | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.98 years | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 1.87 years | -5.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.87 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8718 years, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.87 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2 years, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +125.0% | 0.6866 years | 1.55 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8027 years | 0.5206 years | 1.07 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.16 years | 0.9521 years | 1.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7739 years | 0.6866 years | 0.8612 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.52 years | 1.39 years | 1.63 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.55 years | 1.34 years | 1.76 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 years | 1.74 years | 1.98 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, male in Egypt?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Egypt was 1.87 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5206 years in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Egypt ranks 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release