Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Egypt

Egypt: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 1.56 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.56 million number
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
2nd
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.56 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.15 million number
in 2014
Years of data
16
1999–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Egypt, 1999–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1999200920191999: 1.4M number2000: 1.4M number2001: 1.4M number2002: 1.4M number2003: 1.4M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.4M number2007: 1.4M number2009: 1.3M number2011: 1.2M number2012: 1.2M number2014: 1.1M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.4M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Egypt is 1.56 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Egypt peaked at 1.56 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million number, in 2014.

Egypt ranks 2nd of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Egypt, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 1.45 million number
2000 1.40 million number -3.5%
2001 1.40 million number +0.5%
2002 1.41 million number +0.4%
2003 1.41 million number +0.4%
2005 1.41 million number -0.2%
2006 1.41 million number +0.2%
2007 1.41 million number -0.0%
2009 1.34 million number -4.9%
2011 1.24 million number -7.6%
2012 1.17 million number -6.0%
2014 1.15 million number -1.8%
2016 1.26 million number +9.7%
2017 1.36 million number +8.4%
2018 1.47 million number +7.8%
2019 1.56 million number +6.4%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 1.56 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 134,272 number, 11.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 1.56 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56,696 number, 27.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.45 million number 1.45 million number 1.45 million number 1
2000s 1.40 million number 1.34 million number 1.41 million number 8
2010s 1.32 million number 1.15 million number 1.56 million number 7

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 1 Ethiopia 1.76 million number compare
  2. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 735,976 number compare
  3. 4 Kenya 671,251 number compare
  4. 5 Iraq 667,797 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Egypt?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Egypt was 1.56 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1.56 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million number in 2014.
How does Egypt rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Egypt ranks 2nd out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/