Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Egypt
Egypt: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 5.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Egypt, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 5.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Egypt peaked at 8.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 117th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.4% | — |
| 1965 | 3.2% | +34.3% |
| 1970 | 4.4% | +37.7% |
| 1975 | 5.2% | +16.5% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | +32.2% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.0% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Egypt?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Egypt was 5.7% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Egypt ranks 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary