All countriesAfrica · Country
EG
Egypt
Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.
Rate / 100k
6.53
95% CI 4.7–9.0
Global rank
19/62
by rate (1 = highest)
Retractions
36
strict plagiarism findings
Publications
551k
551,319 works
In context
Egypt
6.5
Africa average
6.7
Global high · Pakistan
22.4
Egypt sits at 29% of the global-high rate — well within the lower half of tracked countries.
These figures count detected and reported plagiarism retractions, not total plagiarism. Coverage reflects English-language-indexed journals; a country with stronger oversight may record more, not necessarily commit more. See the methodology for the full caveats.