Secondary education, general pupils in Egypt
Egypt: Secondary education, general pupils was 50.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Egypt, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 50.3% for secondary education, general pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Egypt peaked at 50.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1971.
That places Egypt 82nd out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.3% | — |
| 1972 | 32.7% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 33.1% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 33.6% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 32.9% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 34.2% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 34.6% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 35.0% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 35.5% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 35.3% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 36.3% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 36.9% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 37.9% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 38.4% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 38.8% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 39.6% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 42.4% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 43.2% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 44.9% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 44.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 45.9% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 46.8% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.8% | 32.3% | 35.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 38.2% | 35.3% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 42.4% | 46.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 48.2% | 49.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 49.2% | 50.3% | 7 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Egypt?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Egypt was 50.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Egypt ranks 82nd out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.