Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Egypt

Egypt: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total was 4.12 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
4.12
World rank
107th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.14
in 2005
All-time low
0.71
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Egypt, 1960–2010

123451960198520101960: 0.711965: 1.21970: 1.21975: 1.91980: 2.51985: 3.31990: 3.71995: 4.22000: 4.62005: 5.12010: 4.1

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 4.12 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Egypt peaked at 5.14 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.71, in 1960.

That places Egypt 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Egypt, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.71
1965 1.21 +70.4%
1970 1.22 +0.8%
1975 1.88 +54.1%
1980 2.54 +35.1%
1985 3.27 +28.7%
1990 3.71 +13.5%
1995 4.24 +14.3%
2000 4.57 +7.8%
2005 5.14 +12.5%
2010 4.12 -19.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.96 0.71 1.21 2
1970s 1.55 1.22 1.88 2
1980s 2.91 2.54 3.27 2
1990s 3.98 3.71 4.24 2
2000s 4.86 4.57 5.14 2
2010s 4.12 4.12 4.12 1

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 104 Iran 4.22 compare
  2. 105 Nepal 4.2 compare
  3. 106 Bangladesh 4.15 compare
  4. 108 Myanmar 4.11 compare
  5. 109 Latvia 4 compare
  6. 110 Cote d'Ivoire 3.99 compare
  7. 110 Germany 3.99 compare
  8. 110 Kyrgyzstan 3.99 compare
  9. 110 Lithuania 3.99 compare
  10. 110 Slovakia 3.99 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Egypt?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Egypt was 4.12 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 5.14 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.71 in 1960.
How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total?
Egypt ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 20-24.