Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt
Egypt: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 44.6% 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
Egypt recorded 44.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt peaked at 68.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 33rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 65.4% | — |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.8% | 53.2% | 68.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 46.0% | 50.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 44.6% | 52.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 44.6% 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 68.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Egypt ranks 33rd 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 4.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release