Most Educated in Egypt

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Egypt

1 Mīt Salsīl 01 38.0%

2 Disūq 21 38.0%

3 Diyarb Najm 14 38.0%

4 Dumyāţ al Jadīdah 20 38.0%

5 Edfu 16 38.0%

6 El Dabaa 22 38.0%

7 El Gouna 02 38.0%

8 El Shorouk 11 38.0%

9 El-Tor 26 38.0%

10 Esna 23 38.0%

11 Fāqūs 14 38.0%

12 Fāraskūr 20 38.0%

13 Farshūţ 23 38.0%

14 Fāyīd 07 38.0%

15 Fuwwah 21 38.0%

16 Girga 24 38.0%

17 Giza 08 38.0%

18 Ḩadā’iq al Qubbah 11 38.0%

19 Ḩalwān 11 38.0%

20 Ḩawsh ‘Īsá 03 38.0%

21 Hihyā 14 38.0%

22 Hurghada 02 38.0%

23 Ibshawāy 04 38.0%

24 Idkū 03 38.0%

25 Ihnāsīyah 18 38.0%

26 Ismailia 07 38.0%

27 Ītāy al Bārūd 03 38.0%

28 Iţsā 04 38.0%

29 ‘Izbat al Burj 01 38.0%

30 ‘Izbat ‘Alī as Sayyid 03 38.0%

31 Jarājūs 23 38.0%

32 Juhaynah 24 38.0%

33 Kafr ad Dawwār 03 38.0%

34 Kafr al Baţţīkh 20 38.0%

35 Kafr al Kurdī 01 38.0%

36 Kafr ash Shaykh 21 38.0%

37 Kafr az Zayyāt 05 38.0%

38 Kafr Sa‘d 20 38.0%

39 Kafr Şaqr 14 38.0%

40 Kafr Shukr 09 38.0%

41 Kawm Ḩamādah 03 38.0%

42 Kirdāsah 08 38.0%

43 Kom Ombo 16 38.0%

44 Luxor 28 38.0%

45 Madīnat an Naşr 11 38.0%

46 Madīnat as Sādāt 03 38.0%

47 Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn 03 38.0%

48 Maghāghah 10 38.0%

49 Maḩallat Damanah 01 38.0%

50 Mallawī 10 38.0%

51 Manfalūţ 17 38.0%

52 Manshīyat al Qanāţir 08 38.0%

53 Marsa Alam 02 38.0%

54 Marsá Maţrūḩ 22 38.0%

55 Mashtūl as Sūq 14 38.0%

56 Maţāy 10 38.0%

57 Minya 10 38.0%

58 Minyā al Qamḩ 14 38.0%

59 Minyat an Naşr 01 38.0%

60 Mīt Abū Ghālib 20 38.0%

61 Mīt Ghamr 01 38.0%

62 Sharm el-Sheikh 26 38.0%

63 Zefta 05 38.0%

64 Zagazig 14 38.0%

65 Zaafarana 02 38.0%

66 Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq 04 38.0%

67 Ţūkh 12 38.0%

68 Ţūd 28 38.0%

69 Timayy al Imdīd 01 38.0%

70 Ţimā 24 38.0%

71 Tanta 05 38.0%

72 Ţāmiyah 04 38.0%

73 Ţalkhā 01 38.0%

74 Talā 09 38.0%

75 Ţahţā 24 38.0%

76 Sumusţā as Sulţānī 18 38.0%

77 Sumusţā al Waqf 18 38.0%

78 Suez 15 38.0%

79 Sohag 24 38.0%

80 Sīwah 22 38.0%

81 Sirs al Layyānah 09 38.0%

82 Sinnūris 04 38.0%

83 Sīdī Sālim 21 38.0%

84 Sīdī Ghāzī 21 38.0%

85 Sīdī Barānī 22 38.0%

86 Şidfā 17 38.0%

87 Shubrākhīt 03 38.0%

88 Shubrā al Khaymah 12 38.0%

89 Shirbīn 01 38.0%

90 Shibīn al Qanāţir 12 38.0%

91 Shibīn al Kawm 09 38.0%

92 Naqādah 23 38.0%

93 Qillīn 21 38.0%

94 Qifţ 23 38.0%

95 Qalyub 12 38.0%

96 Qahā 12 38.0%

97 Port Said 19 38.0%

98 New Cairo 11 38.0%

99 New Bani Sewif City 18 38.0%

100 Munūf 09 38.0%

The most educated cities in Egypt have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Mīt Salsīl leads with 38.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Mīt Salsīl, 38.0% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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