Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Egypt
Egypt: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1.2 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt stood at 1.2 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt peaked at 1.26 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.05 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Egypt 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.11 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.26 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 1.22 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.2 GPIA | -1.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.2 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.2 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- 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)
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 1.2 GPIA 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 1.26 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Egypt ranks 29th 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 6.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release