Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Egypt

Egypt: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education was 28.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
28.6%
World rank
31st
of 144 countries
All-time high
91.3%
in 1960
All-time low
28.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Egypt, 1960–2010

204060801001960198520101960: 91.31965: 91.31970: 86.81975: 86.81980: 711985: 62.51990: 54.11995: 54.12000: 42.52005: 362010: 28.6

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 28.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Egypt peaked at 91.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2010.

That places Egypt 31st 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 35-39 with no education in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Egypt, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 91.3%
1965 91.3% +0.0%
1970 86.8% -4.9%
1975 86.8% +0.0%
1980 71.0% -18.2%
1985 62.5% -12.0%
1990 54.1% -13.4%
1995 54.1% +0.0%
2000 42.5% -21.5%
2005 36.0% -15.2%
2010 28.6% -20.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 91.3% 91.3% 91.3% 2
1970s 86.8% 86.8% 86.8% 2
1980s 66.8% 62.5% 71.0% 2
1990s 54.1% 54.1% 54.1% 2
2000s 39.3% 36.0% 42.5% 2
2010s 28.6% 28.6% 28.6% 1

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 28 Malawi 32.0% compare
  2. 29 Bahrain 30.6% compare
  3. 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.9% compare
  4. 32 Guatemala 25.1% compare
  5. 33 Haiti 24.7% compare
  6. 34 Cambodia 23.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Egypt?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Egypt was 28.6% 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 35-39 with no education recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2010.
How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education?
Egypt ranks 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. 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 35-39 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 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 35-39 with no education