Share of students from abroad in Egypt
Egypt: Share of students from abroad was 3.24 in 2025. β² Rising
Share of students from abroad in Egypt, 2003β2025
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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (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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