Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt
Egypt: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 50.4% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt is 50.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Egypt peaked at 67.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2016.
Egypt ranks 33rd of 168 countries on this measure, 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 | 67.2% | — |
| 2003 | 66.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 50.4% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4% | 54.3% | 67.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 49.9% | 53.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 50.4% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (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 50.4% 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 67.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2016.
- 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 up 0.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release