Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Egypt
Egypt: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 54,733 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Egypt, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 54,733 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Egypt peaked at 54,733 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16,019, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 16th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16,019 | — |
| 1965 | 17,819 | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 20,684 | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 23,221 | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 25,715 | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 28,890 | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 32,818 | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 37,492 | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 43,151 | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 49,195 | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 54,733 | +11.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 54,733 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,755, 7.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 54,733 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13,540, 4.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,919 | 16,019 | 17,819 | 2 |
| 1970s | 21,952 | 20,684 | 23,221 | 2 |
| 1980s | 27,302 | 25,715 | 28,890 | 2 |
| 1990s | 35,155 | 32,818 | 37,492 | 2 |
| 2000s | 46,173 | 43,151 | 49,195 | 2 |
| 2010s | 54,733 | 54,733 | 54,733 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Egypt?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Egypt was 54,733 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 54,733 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,019 in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Egypt ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.