Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Egypt
Egypt: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 10.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Egypt, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Egypt is 10.8%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Egypt peaked at 37.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2005.
Egypt ranks 98th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.3% | — |
| 1965 | 30.5% | +30.7% |
| 1970 | 37.0% | +21.5% |
| 1975 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 26.9% | -27.4% |
| 1985 | 20.8% | -22.7% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | -24.0% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -65.8% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +117.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.9% | 23.3% | 30.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 37.1% | 37.0% | 37.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 20.8% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 15.8% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.0% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 96 Greece 11.7% compare
- 97 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.9% compare
- 99 Switzerland 10.4% compare
- 100 Romania 10.3% compare
- 101 Czechia 10.2% 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Egypt?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Egypt was 10.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Egypt ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)