Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Egypt

Egypt: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 1.34 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.34 million number
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
15th
of 142 countries
All-time high
1.97 million number
in 2014
All-time low
1.34 million number
in 2019
Years of data
5
2014–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Egypt, 2014–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2014201620192014: 2.0M number2016: 1.6M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 1.34 million number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.

That places Egypt 15th out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Egypt, 2014 to 2019.
Year number Change
2014 1.97 million number
2016 1.64 million number -16.9%
2017 1.57 million number -4.2%
2018 1.47 million number -6.3%
2019 1.34 million number -8.9%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 1.34 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 264,922 number, 5.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 1.34 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70,726 number, 18.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 12 Yemen 1.56 million number
  2. 13 Cameroon 1.53 million number
  3. 14 Iraq 1.45 million number
  4. 16 Türkiye 1.26 million number compare
  5. 17 Thailand 1.19 million number
  6. 18 Kenya 1.16 million number

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Egypt?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Egypt was 1.34 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1.97 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 1.34 million number in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Egypt ranks 15th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/