Average years of schooling among adults in Egypt, Arab Rep.
Egypt, Arab Rep.: Average years of schooling among adults was 10.14 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Egypt, Arab Rep., 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling among adults in Egypt, Arab Rep. is 10.14 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Egypt, Arab Rep. peaked at 10.14 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.3 years, in 1990.
That places Egypt, Arab Rep. 90th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.96 years | 5.3 years | 6.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.54 years | 6.37 years | 7.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.46 years | 7.38 years | 9.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.07 years | 9.85 years | 10.14 years | 4 |
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More education data for Egypt, Arab Rep.
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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 483,053 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.73 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Egypt, Arab Rep. was 10.14 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- The highest recorded value was 10.14 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 years in 1990.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 90th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt, Arab Rep. data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.