Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Egypt
Egypt: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 40.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Egypt, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 40.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Egypt peaked at 40.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1960.
That places Egypt 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.2% | — |
| 1965 | 4.4% | +100.9% |
| 1970 | 4.6% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 9.9% | +116.2% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 21.0% | +79.6% |
| 1990 | 27.9% | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 4.6% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 11.7% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 27.9% | 35.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 28.4% | 37.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 40.1% | 40.1% | 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 20-24 with secondary in Egypt?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Egypt was 40.1% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Egypt ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. 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 population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary