Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Egypt
Egypt: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 76.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
76.9%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
175th
of 217 countries
All-time high
81.9%
in 1978
All-time low
67.3%
in 1995
Years of data
43
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 76.9%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Egypt peaked at 81.9% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 1995.
Egypt ranks 175th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 79.1% | — |
| 1972 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 80.5% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 80.1% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 81.1% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 80.7% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 79.7% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 77.2% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 76.1% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.8% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 75.3% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 80.9% | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 80.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 78.1% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 73.7% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 72.8% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 67.3% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 68.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 70.9% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 69.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 68.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 75.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.6% | 79.1% | 81.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 76.5% | 75.3% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 67.3% | 80.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 68.0% | 80.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 74.8% | 78.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 74.4% | 76.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 76.9% 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 81.9% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Egypt ranks 175th out of 217 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 0.5%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release