Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt
Egypt: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 61.6% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt stood at 61.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt peaked at 61.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2001.
That places Egypt 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 36.7% | — |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 36.7% | 48.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 51.5% | 58.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 55.3% | 61.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (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 61.6% 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 61.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Egypt ranks 155th out of 188 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 8.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release