Start month of the academic school year in Egypt
Egypt: Start month of the academic school year was 10 tertiary education in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 206 countries
All-time high
10 tertiary education
in 2017
All-time low
1 tertiary education
in 2015
Years of data
26
1998–2024
Start month of the academic school year in Egypt, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Egypt is 10 tertiary education, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Egypt peaked at 10 tertiary education in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 tertiary education, in 2015.
That places Egypt 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 tertiary education | -88.9% |
| 2016 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 tertiary education | +900.0% |
| 2018 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 tertiary education | -90.0% |
| 2021 | 10 tertiary education | +900.0% |
| 2022 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 9 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.56 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.2 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 10 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 9 Albania 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Benin 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Cameroon 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Cape Verde 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Djibouti 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Gabon 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Haiti 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Jordan 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Liberia 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Mali 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Mauritania 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Nepal 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Senegal 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Somalia 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 10 tertiary education compare
- 9 Chad 10 tertiary education compare
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Egypt?
- Start month of the academic school year in Egypt was 10 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 10 tertiary education in 2017.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tertiary education in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release