Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Egypt

Egypt: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 71.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
71.1%
World rank
36th
of 144 countries
All-time high
96.2%
in 1960
All-time low
71.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Egypt, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 96.21965: 961970: 95.71975: 95.41980: 881985: 78.81990: 78.31995: 77.82000: 75.52005: 74.42010: 71.1

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Egypt stood at 71.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Egypt peaked at 96.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 2010.

Egypt ranks 36th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 75+ with no education in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 77.8% -0.7%
2000 75.5% -2.9%
2005 74.4% -1.5%
2010 71.1% -4.4%

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 78.0% 77.8% 78.3% 2
2000s 74.9% 74.4% 75.5% 2
2010s 71.1% 71.1% 71.1% 1

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 33 Laos 73.0% compare
  2. 34 India 72.7% compare
  3. 35 Ghana 72.0% compare
  4. 37 Myanmar 71.1% compare
  5. 38 Tanzania 70.5% compare
  6. 39 Cambodia 69.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Egypt?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Egypt was 71.1% 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 75+ 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 75+ with no education recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 2010.
How does Egypt rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Egypt ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ with no education