Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Egypt
Egypt: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 80.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
80.1%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
173rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
81.5%
in 1978
All-time low
67.6%
in 1995
Years of data
44
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Egypt stood at 80.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Egypt peaked at 81.5% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 1995.
That places Egypt 173rd out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 79.2% | — |
| 1972 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 80.4% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 81.5% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 80.1% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 78.7% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 76.4% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 75.4% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 75.5% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 74.9% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 74.7% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 75.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 75.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 80.8% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 80.5% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 78.5% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 73.6% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 72.3% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 67.6% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 69.1% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 71.5% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 70.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.4% | 79.2% | 81.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 75.8% | 74.7% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 67.6% | 80.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 69.7% | 80.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 77.9% | 79.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 77.6% | 80.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Egypt?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Egypt was 80.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Egypt ranks 173rd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release