Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Egypt
Egypt: Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) was 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Egypt is 16.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Egypt peaked at 28.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2024.
That places Egypt 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.6% | — |
| 1972 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 19.8% | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 19.8% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 19.0% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 19.1% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 20.9% | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 23.1% | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 24.8% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 25.8% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 25.9% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 25.4% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 25.7% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 26.5% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 26.3% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 25.2% | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 24.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | +26.3% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -35.2% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -3.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 16.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.7%, 4.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 16.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.9%, 4.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -35.2% | 28.5% | 18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 19.0% | 20.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 23.1% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 19.4% | 28.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 18.4% | 28.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 18.2% | 19.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.5% | 18.9% | 4 |
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 vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Egypt?
- Vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) in Egypt was 16.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment)?
- Egypt ranks 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vocational and technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment), female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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