Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Egypt
Egypt: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 2.73 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Egypt, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.73 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Egypt peaked at 7.09 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 2.73, in 2024.
That places Egypt 64th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.99 | 6.83 | 7.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.47 | 6.12 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 | 5.57 | 6.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.12 | 4.68 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.93 | 3.6 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 | 3.22 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 | 2.87 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 | 2.73 | 2.85 | 5 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.71 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Egypt?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Egypt was 2.73 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.09 in 1953.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Egypt ranks 64th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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