Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt
Egypt: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 49.6% 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
Egypt recorded 49.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt peaked at 50.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2001.
Egypt ranks 157th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 | 32.8% | — |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 49.6% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.6% | 32.8% | 45.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 46.4% | 50.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 41.0% | 49.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0646 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0676 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 49.6% 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 50.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2001.
- How does Egypt rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Egypt ranks 157th 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 down 0.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release