Share of students from abroad in Egypt
Egypt: Share of students from abroad was 3.24 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of students from abroad in Egypt, 2003–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3.24 for share of students from abroad in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.1% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students from abroad in Egypt peaked at 3.24 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.29, in 2004.
That places Egypt 80th out of 134 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of students from abroad in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.29 | — |
| 2004 | 1.29 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.31 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.4 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.41 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.85 | +31.4% |
| 2013 | 1.78 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.88 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.93 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.14 | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 1.78 | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 1.86 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 1.75 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.86 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.63 | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 1.59 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.4 | +50.9% |
| 2025 | 3.24 | +35.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3.24 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9192, 3.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3.24 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.57, 91% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of students from abroad in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +50.9% | 1.59 | 2.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.34 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.7 | 2.14 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.08 | 1.59 | 3.24 | 6 |
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 students from abroad in Egypt?
- Share of students from abroad in Egypt was 3.24 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students from abroad recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of students from abroad recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 in 2004.
- How does Egypt rank for share of students from abroad?
- Egypt ranks 80th out of 134 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of students from abroad rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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