​This study investigates the right to education in Egyptian prisons since the July 2013 coup and the challenges that put political detainees in opposition to many authoritarian policies. Hence, it explores the guarantees of this right in international law and treaties in addition to local laws (e.g., the Prisons Organization Law and Egyptian Prison Regulations) to illustrate the contradictions between international and Egyptian law, drawing on comparisons with de facto practices in prisons. The study argues that Egyptian law prescribes authoritarian policies that nullify the rights of political prisoners to education in prisons. It addresses de facto practices affecting the rights of political detainees to education in Egypt since 2013.