Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt
Egypt: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 38.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 38.4%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt peaked at 63.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 35th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 63.3% | — |
| 2003 | 61.6% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 44.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.4% | 51.9% | 63.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 41.7% | 48.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 38.4% | 44.7% | 5 |
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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 38.4% 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 63.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Egypt ranks 35th out of 168 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 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release