Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Egypt
Egypt: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 19.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.9%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
48th
of 216 countries
All-time high
30.3%
in 2004
All-time low
18.5%
in 1978
Years of data
42
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Egypt stood at 19.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Egypt peaked at 30.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 1978.
Egypt ranks 48th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.8% | — |
| 1972 | 20.5% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 19.6% | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 19.9% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 19.2% | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 18.9% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 18.5% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 19.9% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 21.3% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 23.6% | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 24.6% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 24.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 24.5% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 25.1% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 24.4% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 19.2% | -20.3% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 26.4% | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 27.7% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 28.6% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 29.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | -36.6% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.6% | 18.5% | 20.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 24.2% | 21.3% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.8% | 19.2% | 28.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 19.2% | 30.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 20.5% | 22.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 19.9% | 22.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Egypt?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Egypt was 19.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 1978.
- How does Egypt rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Egypt ranks 48th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release