Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Egypt
Egypt: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 83.67 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
83.67
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
36th
of 62 countries
All-time high
83.67
in 2019
All-time low
48.22
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Egypt, 1990–2019
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 83.67 for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Egypt peaked at 83.67 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.22, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 36th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.22 | — |
| 1991 | 49.42 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 50.26 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 50.96 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 51.97 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 53.19 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 54.58 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 56.23 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 57.67 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 59.08 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 60.4 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 61.8 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 63.38 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 65.04 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 66.6 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 68.12 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 69.53 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 70.88 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 72.35 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 73.8 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 75.16 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 76.27 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 77.37 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 78.37 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 79.28 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 80.15 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 81.07 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 81.98 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 82.85 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 83.67 | +1.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 83.67 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.31, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 83.67 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.07, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.16 | 48.22 | 59.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.19 | 60.4 | 73.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.62 | 75.16 | 83.67 | 10 |
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 upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Egypt?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Egypt was 83.67 in 2019, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 83.67 in 2019.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.22 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Egypt ranks 36th out of 62 countries with data for 2019.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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