Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Egypt
Egypt: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Egypt, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Egypt is 0.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 67.6% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Egypt peaked at 2.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
That places Egypt 49th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -40.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | — |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -31.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -44.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +67.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Egypt?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Egypt was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Egypt ranks 49th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release