Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Egypt
Egypt: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 3.62 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Egypt, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Egypt stood at 3.62. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Egypt peaked at 3.62 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.41, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 110th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.41 | — |
| 1965 | 0.46 | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6 | +30.4% |
| 1975 | 0.74 | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 1.28 | +73.0% |
| 1985 | 1.89 | +47.7% |
| 1990 | 2.18 | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 2.48 | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 2.83 | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 3.21 | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 3.62 | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.435 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.67 | 0.6 | 0.74 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.58 | 1.28 | 1.89 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.33 | 2.18 | 2.48 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.02 | 2.83 | 3.21 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.62 | 3.62 | 3.62 | 1 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Egypt?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Egypt was 3.62 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 25+, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Egypt ranks 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.