Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Egypt

Egypt: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 218,514 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
218,514 number
Change on year
down 26.9%
World rank
35th
of 149 countries
All-time high
2.06 million number
in 1994
All-time low
218,514 number
in 2019
Years of data
8
1994–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Egypt, 1994–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1994200620191994: 2.1M number2003: 1.5M number2004: 1.4M number2014: 590.9k number2016: 314.8k number2017: 330.4k number2018: 299.0k number2019: 218.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Egypt is 218,514 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 26.9% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Egypt peaked at 2.06 million number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 218,514 number, in 2019.

That places Egypt 35th out of 149 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Egypt, 1994 to 2019.
Year number Change
1994 2.06 million number
2003 1.48 million number -27.8%
2004 1.40 million number -5.4%
2014 590,857 number -57.9%
2016 314,752 number -46.7%
2017 330,407 number +5.0%
2018 299,027 number -9.5%
2019 218,514 number -26.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.06 million number 2.06 million number 2.06 million number 1
2000s 1.44 million number 1.40 million number 1.48 million number 2
2010s 350,711 number 218,514 number 590,857 number 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 32 Tunisia 237,231 number
  2. 33 Germany 234,615 number compare
  3. 34 Lao People's Democratic Republic 227,366 number compare
  4. 36 Malaysia 216,258 number compare
  5. 37 Romania 209,323 number compare
  6. 38 Ukraine 207,725 number compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More reference data data for Egypt

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Egypt?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Egypt was 218,514 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 2.06 million number in 1994.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 218,514 number in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Egypt ranks 35th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Egypt. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-and-adolescents-of-primary-and-lower-secondary-school-age-both/egypt-arab-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-and-adolescents-of-primary-and-lower-secondary-school-age-both/egypt-arab-rep/">Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Egypt</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/