Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Egypt
Egypt: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education was 38.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Egypt, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Egypt is 38.2%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Egypt peaked at 94.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2010.
Egypt ranks 25th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.7% | — |
| 1965 | 92.3% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 89.4% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 86.0% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 79.0% | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 69.5% | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 64.0% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.5% | 92.3% | 94.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 87.7% | 86.0% | 89.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 69.5% | 79.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 56.7% | 64.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 43.4% | 49.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 22 Papua New Guinea 46.4% compare
- 23 Mauritania 41.9% compare
- 24 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.6% compare
- 26 Ghana 37.1% compare
- 27 Haiti 36.6% compare
- 28 Congo 36.3% 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+ with no education in Egypt?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Egypt was 38.2% 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+ with no education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education