Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Egypt

Egypt: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 69.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
69.5%
World rank
33rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
96.2%
in 1960
All-time low
69.5%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Egypt, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 96.21965: 961970: 95.71975: 95.41980: 881985: 78.81990: 78.31995: 74.52000: 74.52005: 69.52010: 69.5

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 69.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Egypt peaked at 96.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 2005.

That places Egypt 33rd 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 70-74 with no education in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Egypt, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 96.2%
1965 96.0% -0.2%
1970 95.7% -0.2%
1975 95.4% -0.4%
1980 88.0% -7.7%
1985 78.8% -10.5%
1990 78.3% -0.6%
1995 74.5% -4.8%
2000 74.5% +0.0%
2005 69.5% -6.8%
2010 69.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 96.1% 96.0% 96.2% 2
1970s 95.6% 95.4% 95.7% 2
1980s 83.4% 78.8% 88.0% 2
1990s 76.4% 74.5% 78.3% 2
2000s 72.0% 69.5% 74.5% 2
2010s 69.5% 69.5% 69.5% 1

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 30 Libya 71.0% compare
  2. 31 India 70.2% compare
  3. 32 Cameroon 69.9% compare
  4. 34 Haiti 67.8% compare
  5. 35 Kenya 66.0% compare
  6. 36 Mauritania 63.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Egypt?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Egypt was 69.5% 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 70-74 with no education recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Egypt ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 with no education