Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Egypt
Egypt: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 31.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Egypt, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Egypt stood at 31.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Egypt peaked at 88.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2010.
That places Egypt 27th 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 population age 15+ with no education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 88.9% | — |
| 1965 | 85.8% | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 82.2% | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 78.0% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 67.8% | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 55.8% | -17.6% |
| 1990 | 50.7% | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 45.2% | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.3% | 85.8% | 88.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 80.1% | 78.0% | 82.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 55.8% | 67.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 45.2% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 34.8% | 39.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 24 Mauritania 32.2% compare
- 25 Bangladesh 31.9% compare
- 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 31.2% compare
- 28 Ghana 30.4% compare
- 29 Bahrain 28.9% compare
- 30 Congo 27.5% 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 population age 15+ with no education in Egypt?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Egypt was 31.1% 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+ with no education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Egypt ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education