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 41,660 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
41,660 number
Change on year
down 52.9%
World rank
49th
of 148 countries
All-time high
1.41 million number
in 1994
All-time low
41,660 number
in 2019
Years of data
8
1994–2019

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1994200620191994: 1.4M number2003: 826.8k number2004: 767.2k number2014: 235.8k number2016: 111.6k number2017: 110.3k number2018: 88.4k number2019: 41.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 41,660 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 52.9% on the previous year and down 94.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Egypt peaked at 1.41 million number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 41,660 number, in 2019.

Egypt ranks 49th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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, female (number) in Egypt, 1994 to 2019.
Year number Change
1994 1.41 million number
2003 826,783 number -41.3%
2004 767,195 number -7.2%
2014 235,795 number -69.3%
2016 111,588 number -52.7%
2017 110,307 number -1.1%
2018 88,426 number -19.8%
2019 41,660 number -52.9%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 41,660 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63,120 number, 66% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 41,660 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30,531 number, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.41 million number 1.41 million number 1.41 million number 1
2000s 796,989 number 767,195 number 826,783 number 2
2010s 117,555 number 41,660 number 235,795 number 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 46 Italy 63,301 number compare
  2. 47 Tajikistan 47,560 number compare
  3. 48 Uzbekistan 46,229 number compare
  4. 50 Panama 41,533 number compare
  5. 51 Spain 40,830 number compare
  6. 52 Peru 37,593 number compare

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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 41,660 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 1.41 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 41,660 number in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Egypt ranks 49th out of 148 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 94.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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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/