Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Egypt
Egypt: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 5.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary 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 primary in Egypt is 5.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Egypt peaked at 5.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 111th 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4% | — |
| 1965 | 0.5% | +18.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | +41.2% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +37.5% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | +158.6% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | +78.5% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 primary in Egypt?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Egypt was 5.5% 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 primary recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Egypt ranks 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary