Cairo — Egypt has recorded significant progress across global education, research, and innovation indicators, according to an official report issued by the Egyptian Cabinet Media Center, citing data from leading international institutions.
The report highlighted that Egypt advanced 66 positions in the research collaboration and development index issued by the World Intellectual Property Organization, rising to 61st place in 2025, compared to 127th in 2014, reflecting strengthened cooperation between universities and research institutions. In parallel, the country improved by 48 positions in the education system–economy linkage index, published by INSEAD, reaching 69th place in 2025, up from 117th in 2017.
Further gains were recorded in education quality metrics, with Egypt climbing 29 positions in the university education quality and economic alignment index issued by the World Economic Forum, reaching 87th place in 2024, compared to 116th in 2019. The country also progressed in the Global Innovation Index, again published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, improving to 86th place in 2025 from 99th in 2014.
The data also pointed to a substantial expansion in Egypt’s scientific output, with international publications increasing by 179%, reaching approximately 43,800 published papers in 2024, compared to around 15,700 in 2014, according to SCImago Institutions Rankings.
On the labor market front, the report indicated a marked decline in unemployment rates among graduates. Unemployment among holders of technical intermediate qualifications dropped to 4.6% in Q4 2025, down from 15.5% in Q4 2014, while rates among above-intermediate qualifications declined slightly to 10.5%, compared to 11% over the same period. Among university and postgraduate graduates, unemployment fell to 12.6%, from 17.9%, contributing to an overall national unemployment decline to 6.2% in Q4 2025, compared to 12.9% in 2014.
The report further underscored structural reforms in higher and technical education. The number of distinguished academic programs in public universities increased by 84.3%, reaching 737 programs in 2025, up from 400 in 2014. Egypt also established 14 technological universities offering 29 specialized fields, including mechatronics, prosthetics, and artificial intelligence, alongside the launch of 115 applied technology schools and the development of 230 new technical education programs and specializations.
According to the Cabinet Media Center, these indicators collectively reflect Egypt’s ongoing efforts to enhance the competitiveness of its education system, strengthen research capacity, and better align academic outputs with labor market demands and economic development priorities.
