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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Egypt: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Egypt is placed 121st of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 3.514 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 37.85 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
121st
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 3.514Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 37.85Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 88.21Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- —Government Spending on Education, 2023No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Egypt on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Egypt’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
3.514
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Egypt: 3.514. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Northern Africa
- 0.471 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Israel 2.663 · Palestine 9.557 · Sudan 43.84
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Egypt’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
37.85
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Egypt: 37.85. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Northern Africa
- 87.54 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Israel 96.8 · Palestine 68.65 · Sudan 37.96
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
88.21
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Egypt: 88.21. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Northern Africa
- 88.21 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Israel 93.2 · Palestine 76.12 · Sudan 33.58
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
UIS publishes no 2023 figure for Egypt, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Northern Africa
- 6.734 Tunisia
02Over time
Which way Egypt is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
EgyptWorld median
Egypt fell from 15.58 in 2000 to 3.514 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Egypt World median 2024 3.514 3.691 2023 4.400 3.393 2022 — 3.002 2021 3.199 3.330 2020 4.484 2.678 2019 6.101 2.758 2018 8.106 2.439 2017 10.524 2.907 2016 11.318 2.954 2015 — 3.052 2014 13.987 3.904 2013 — 3.413 2012 13.115 3.408 2011 15.217 3.626 2010 13.073 3.491 2009 13.707 3.577 2008 — 3.878 2007 13.172 4.029 2006 16.840 4.338 2005 13.886 4.571 2004 13.713 3.791 2003 14.256 4.412 2002 14.946 4.144 2001 15.418 4.051 2000 15.582 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
EgyptWorld median
Egypt rose from 14.28 in 2000 to 37.85 in 2024; the world median went from 66.32 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Egypt World median 2024 37.85 85.9 2023 33.12 87.6 2022 — 87.7 2021 31.84 87.0 2020 36.61 88.3 2019 34.17 88.8 2018 33.98 89.6 2017 34.38 87.4 2016 34.77 87.9 2015 — 88.2 2014 34.97 89.2 2013 — 88.0 2012 31.38 85.4 2011 26.66 86.2 2010 — 86.1 2009 20.25 84.8 2008 — 85.8 2007 16.50 86.7 2006 16.29 84.0 2005 16.15 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 14.12 78.3 2002 13.68 80.0 2001 13.71 80.8 2000 14.28 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
EgyptWorld median
Egypt rose from 60.32 in 2000 to 88.21 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Egypt World median 2025 88.2 64.9 2024 87.5 65.0 2023 86.8 64.2 2022 86.1 63.6 2021 85.3 62.9 2020 84.5 62.2 2019 83.7 61.5 2018 82.8 60.9 2017 82.0 60.5 2016 81.1 60.1 2015 80.2 58.9 2014 79.3 57.0 2013 78.3 54.7 2012 77.2 52.4 2011 76.1 50.9 2010 75.1 49.5 2009 73.8 48.5 2008 72.3 47.4 2007 70.9 46.2 2006 69.5 45.0 2005 68.1 43.8 2004 66.6 42.9 2003 65.0 41.6 2002 63.4 40.3 2001 61.8 39.0 2000 60.3 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
EgyptWorld median
Egypt fell from 4.946 in 2003 to 3.761 in 2008; the world median went from 4.16 to 4.423.
Every year’s figures
Year Egypt World median 2023 — 3.7092 2022 — 4.0570 2021 — 4.2611 2020 — 4.4056 2019 — 4.1407 2018 — 4.2159 2017 — 4.1401 2016 — 4.2342 2015 — 4.2386 2014 — 4.2005 2013 — 4.3493 2012 — 4.0348 2011 — 3.9987 2010 — 4.1396 2009 — 4.6638 2008 3.8 4.4226 2007 3.7 4.1717 2006 4.0 4.0593 2005 4.8 4.0557 2004 4.7 3.9745 2003 4.9 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 — 4.1002 2000 — 3.8861
03In context
Egypt beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Egypt and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | =31st | 2.663 | 96.8 | 93.2 | — |
| Egypt | 121st | 3.514 | 37.85 | 88.21 | — |
 Palestine | 140th | 9.557 | 68.65 | 76.12 | — |
 Sudan | =190th | 43.84 | 37.96 | 33.58 | — |
 Libya | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Egypt in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Egypt is ahead of the world, and behind
37 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Egypt does better than the middle country measured.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.8360.529No earlier reading
Egypt: 0.836 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.951,120701.95No earlier reading
Egypt: 1,120 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 58th of 145 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8141.0340.814▲ Improved since 2013
Egypt: 1.034 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 38th of 84 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93310.149.933▲ Improved since 2013
Egypt: 10.14 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 90th of 193 · derived.
Behind the world median26
Statistics on which Egypt does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2440.9951.244▲ Improved since 2014
Egypt: 0.995 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 1st of 95 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3436.6436.343▲ Improved since 2014
Egypt: 6.643 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 57th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2188.7389.21No real change since 2015
Egypt: 88.73 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 85th of 164 · derived.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.8618.0519.86▲ Improved since 2021
Egypt: 18.05 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 49th of 90 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4396.3597.43No real change since 2015
Egypt: 96.35 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 92nd of 165 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3413.1313.34▲ Improved since 2013
Egypt: 13.13 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 109th of 195 · derived.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7655.6965.76▲ Improved since 2013
Egypt: 55.69 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 54th of 95 · derived.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.4740.446No earlier reading
Egypt: 0.474 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 62nd of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.829.2643.8No earlier reading
Egypt: 29.26 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2295.1998.22No earlier reading
Egypt: 95.19 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7737.5852.77No real change since 2014
Egypt: 37.58 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 61st of 95 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0256.1234.02No earlier reading
Egypt: 56.12 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 44th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4942.3955.494No real change since 2014
Egypt: 2.395 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 50th of 75 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9416.5297.941▲ Improved since 2010
Egypt: 6.529 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 114th of 172 · derived.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6687.1293.66▲ Improved since 2016
Egypt: 87.12 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6731.8820.67▼ Worsened since 2016
Egypt: 31.88 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 28th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9979.4593.99No earlier reading
Egypt: 79.45 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 122nd of 172 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0834.0960.08No earlier reading
Egypt: 34.09 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.926.8448.9No earlier reading
Egypt: 26.84 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1984.8393.19No real change since 2014
Egypt: 84.83 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 80th of 109 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.591314.59▲ Improved since 2014
Egypt: 13 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 61st of 77 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6632.5198.66▼ Worsened since 2016
Egypt: 32.51 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32355.99414.32▼ Worsened since 2010
Egypt: 355.99 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 148th of 172 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9326.8365.93▼ Worsened since 2014
Egypt: 26.83 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 106th of 120 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.0750.619No real change since 2015
Egypt: 0.075 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 166th of 176 · derived.
Government Funding per Primary StudentUIS · 2022 · world median 17.816.36617.81▼ Worsened since 2017
Egypt: 6.366 · world median 17.81 · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 3.771 to 34.57; higher is better.
Position 67th of 68 · derived.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24065,3592,240Moved since 2022
Egypt: 65,359 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3551.134.35No real change since 2018
Egypt: 51.1 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 262No earlier reading
Egypt: 6 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1744.4438.17No earlier reading
Egypt: 44.44 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.338.6235.3Moved since 2016
Egypt: 38.62 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6015.3075.601Moved since 2016
Egypt: 5.307 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2791.8365.279Moved since 2013
Egypt: 1.836 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
No current reading for Egypt
Government Spending on Education (last 2008), Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance and Primary Schools with Electricity (last 2016). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Egypt’s 15 topics
Education & Knowledge is Egypt’s 8th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Digital & Technologyjoint 47th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality47th of 1593/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture55th of 1844/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade71st of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital97th of 1963/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability96th of 1864/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions110th of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge121st of 1983/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing133rd of 2004/4 keys
- Peace & Security119th of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation128th of 1764/4 keys
- Work & Labour154th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience164th of 1934/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties172nd of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equality162nd of 1834/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Egypt can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Tunisia=48th3/4 keysThis page
Egypt121st3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Egypt on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Egypt rank on education & knowledge?
Egypt is placed 121st of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary and Upper Secondary Completion Rate). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Egypt?
3.514 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Egypt?
37.85 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Egypt compare with Sudan on education & knowledge?
Sudan is placed joint 190th of 198, and Egypt 121st. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Sudan 43.84, Egypt 3.514; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Sudan 37.96, Egypt 37.85; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Sudan 33.58, Egypt 88.21.
How have Egypt’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 15.58 in 2000 to 3.514 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 14.28 in 2000 to 37.85 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 60.32 in 2000 to 88.21 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 4.946 in 2003 to 3.761 in 2008.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Egypt?
No current reading is published for Egypt on Government Spending on Education, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance and Primary Schools with Electricity. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 37 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Egypt’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Egypt (banner) — Rudolph.A.furtado, CC0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Egypt: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/egypt/education