Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Egypt

Egypt: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education was 54.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
54.1%
World rank
26th
of 144 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 1960
All-time low
54.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Egypt, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 95.71965: 95.41970: 92.71975: 92.71980: 841985: 75.21990: 70.41995: 70.42000: 62.62005: 62.62010: 54.1

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Egypt stood at 54.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Egypt peaked at 95.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2010.

That places Egypt 26th 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 55-59 with no education in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Egypt, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 95.7%
1965 95.4% -0.4%
1970 92.7% -2.8%
1975 92.7% +0.0%
1980 84.0% -9.4%
1985 75.2% -10.5%
1990 70.4% -6.4%
1995 70.4% +0.0%
2000 62.6% -11.1%
2005 62.6% +0.0%
2010 54.1% -13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 95.6% 95.4% 95.7% 2
1970s 92.7% 92.7% 92.7% 2
1980s 79.6% 75.2% 84.0% 2
1990s 70.4% 70.4% 70.4% 2
2000s 62.6% 62.6% 62.6% 2
2010s 54.1% 54.1% 54.1% 1

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 23 Rwanda 62.4% compare
  2. 24 Mauritania 62.0% compare
  3. 25 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55.3% compare
  4. 27 Bangladesh 52.4% compare
  5. 28 India 51.9% compare
  6. 29 Iraq 51.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Egypt?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Egypt was 54.1% 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 55-59 with no education recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2010.
How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education?
Egypt ranks 26th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 55-59 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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 55-59 with no education