Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Egypt
Egypt: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education was 47.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ 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 25+ with no education in Egypt is 47.6%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Egypt peaked at 97.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 2010.
That places Egypt 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+ with no education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 97.0% | — |
| 1965 | 96.5% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 94.9% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 92.9% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 86.2% | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 78.6% | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 74.0% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 69.2% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.8% | 96.5% | 97.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 93.9% | 92.9% | 94.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 82.4% | 78.6% | 86.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 71.6% | 69.2% | 74.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 55.7% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 22 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 54.7% compare
- 23 Haiti 52.0% compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 51.8% compare
- 26 Eswatini 46.7% compare
- 27 Bangladesh 46.6% compare
- 28 Lao People's Democratic Republic 44.5% 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 25+ with no education in Egypt?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Egypt was 47.6% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education