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

Latest (2010)
31.1%
World rank
27th
of 144 countries
All-time high
88.9%
in 1960
All-time low
31.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Egypt, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 88.91965: 85.81970: 82.21975: 781980: 67.81985: 55.81990: 50.71995: 45.22000: 392005: 34.82010: 31.1

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Egypt, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 24 Mauritania 32.2% compare
  2. 25 Bangladesh 31.9% compare
  3. 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 31.2% compare
  4. 28 Ghana 30.4% compare
  5. 29 Bahrain 28.9% compare
  6. 30 Congo 27.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education