Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Egypt
Egypt: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 55.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt is 55.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt peaked at 55.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2002.
Egypt ranks 159th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34.6% | — |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | +4.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 55.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 61% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 55.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.8%, 62% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +27.7% | 36.7% | 46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 32.0% | 46.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 49.2% | 54.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 47.8% | 55.4% | 5 |
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt was 55.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2002.
- How does Egypt rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Egypt ranks 159th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release