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

Egypt: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 780,760 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
780,760 number
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
15th
of 136 countries
All-time high
1.06 million number
in 2014
All-time low
780,760 number
in 2019
Years of data
5
2014–2019

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

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2014201620192014: 1.1M number2016: 878.8k number2017: 854.8k number2018: 824.3k number2019: 780.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 780,760 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.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

That places Egypt 15th out of 136 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male (number) in Egypt, 2014 to 2019.
Year number Change
2014 1.06 million number
2016 878,825 number -16.7%
2017 854,802 number -2.7%
2018 824,303 number -3.6%
2019 780,760 number -5.3%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 780,760 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 189,268 number, 4.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 780,760 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 72,302 number, 10.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 12 South Africa 926,772 number compare
  2. 13 Yemen 857,780 number
  3. 14 Kenya 837,895 number
  4. 16 Philippines 749,298 number
  5. 17 Türkiye 746,424 number compare
  6. 18 Cameroon 695,517 number

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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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 780,760 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 1.06 million 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 780,760 number in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Egypt ranks 15th out of 136 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 26.0%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 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/