Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate in Egypt
Egypt: Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate was 38.04 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate in Egypt, 1971–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 38.04 for tertiary gross enrollment rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary gross enrollment rate in Egypt peaked at 38.77 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.21, in 1971.
That places Egypt 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.21 | — |
| 1972 | 7.87 | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 8.84 | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 9.83 | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 11.07 | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 12.68 | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 14.62 | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 15.36 | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 15.53 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 16 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 16.93 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 17.93 | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 18.55 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 19.09 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 17.86 | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 17.77 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 17.88 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 17.41 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 14.77 | -15.2% |
| 1990 | 13.52 | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 11.17 | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 28.6 | +156.0% |
| 2001 | 27.89 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 28.92 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 26.02 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 27.29 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 28.41 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 28.37 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 28.84 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 28.69 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 29.27 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 30.07 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 25.59 | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 26.23 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 28.35 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 29.11 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 32.88 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 31.87 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 33.1 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 36.12 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 33.62 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 38.77 | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 35.12 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 36.46 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 37.9 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 37.58 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 38.04 | +1.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 38.04 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.12, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 38.04 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 45.97, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +156.0% | 11.17 | 28.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.44 | 7.21 | 15.53 | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.42 | 14.77 | 19.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.76 | 11.17 | 28.6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.19 | 26.02 | 29.27 | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.7 | 25.59 | 36.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.31 | 35.12 | 38.77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary gross enrollment rate in Egypt?
- Tertiary gross enrollment rate in Egypt was 38.04 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest tertiary gross enrollment rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 38.77 in 2020.
- What is the lowest tertiary gross enrollment rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.21 in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for tertiary gross enrollment rate?
- Egypt ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tertiary gross enrollment rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.