Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Egypt

Egypt: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 646,941 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
646,941 number
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
20th
of 137 countries
All-time high
958,493 number
in 2014
All-time low
646,941 number
in 2019
Years of data
5
2014–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Egypt, 2014–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2014201620192014: 958.5k number2016: 814.1k number2017: 775.5k number2018: 721.5k number2019: 646.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 646,941 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.

Egypt ranks 20th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Egypt, 2014 to 2019.
Year number Change
2014 958,493 number
2016 814,115 number -15.1%
2017 775,469 number -4.7%
2018 721,474 number -7.0%
2019 646,941 number -10.3%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 646,941 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 185,708 number, 3.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 646,941 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 42,408 number, 15.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 17 South Africa 797,795 number compare
  2. 18 Türkiye 775,507 number compare
  3. 19 Guatemala 666,563 number compare
  4. 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 560,954 number
  5. 22 Malawi 480,930 number compare
  6. 23 Cambodia 480,902 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Egypt?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Egypt was 646,941 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 958,493 number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 646,941 number in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Egypt ranks 20th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/