Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Egypt
Egypt: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.1% 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
Egypt recorded 2.1% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 53.1% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Egypt peaked at 4.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
That places Egypt 46th out of 88 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 | 3.4% | — |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -66.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | — |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -42.8% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +53.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.4% | 4.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0646 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0676 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (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 2.1% 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 4.0% 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 46th out of 88 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 31.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release