Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Egypt
Egypt: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 14.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Egypt, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 14.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Egypt peaked at 28.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2005.
That places Egypt 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.1% | — |
| 1965 | 21.0% | +39.6% |
| 1970 | 28.0% | +33.1% |
| 1975 | 27.6% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 20.9% | -24.4% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | -15.2% |
| 1990 | 12.8% | -28.0% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +71.5% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -62.5% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +121.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 14.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.0%, 45% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 14.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.7%, 95% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.0% | 15.1% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 27.8% | 27.6% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 17.7% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 12.8% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 6.7% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 76 Ghana 16.5% compare
- 77 Gambia 16.1% compare
- 78 United Arab Emirates 15.7% compare
- 80 South Africa 14.2% compare
- 81 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.3% compare
- 82 Fiji 13.0% compare
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Egypt?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Egypt was 14.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Egypt ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)