Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Egypt

Egypt: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
31st
of 74 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.811988200320191988: 0.741 % of population with low education aged 6-161998: 0.83 % of population with low education aged 6-162005: 0.89 % of population with low education aged 6-162007: 0.911 % of population with low education aged 6-162008: 0.918 % of population with low education aged 6-162009: 0.919 % of population with low education aged 6-162010: 0.915 % of population with low education aged 6-162011: 0.918 % of population with low education aged 6-162012: 0.921 % of population with low education aged 6-162013: 0.923 % of population with low education aged 6-162014: 0.925 % of population with low education aged 6-162015: 0.921 % of population with low education aged 6-162016: 0.92 % of population with low education aged 6-162017: 0.935 % of population with low education aged 6-162018: 0.94 % of population with low education aged 6-162019: 0.945 % of population with low education aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education aged 6-16.

Analysis

In 2019, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Egypt stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Egypt peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1988.

That places Egypt 31st out of 74 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of population with low education aged 6-16 Change
1988 0.7%
1998 0.8% +12.1%
2005 0.9% +7.2%
2007 0.9% +2.5%
2008 0.9% +0.7%
2009 0.9% +0.1%
2010 0.9% -0.4%
2011 0.9% +0.4%
2012 0.9% +0.3%
2013 0.9% +0.2%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% -0.5%
2016 0.9% -0.0%
2017 0.9% +1.6%
2018 0.9% +0.5%
2019 0.9% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Egypt?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Egypt was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below?
Egypt ranks 31st out of 74 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16)
Unit
% of population with low education aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
74 places, 889 data points, 1970–2021
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