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 757,134 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
757,134 number
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
2nd
of 132 countries
All-time high
757,134 number
in 2019
All-time low
559,216 number
in 2014
Years of data
11
1999–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1999200920191999: 706.2k number2000: 683.3k number2001: 686.7k number2002: 688.2k number2003: 691.0k number2012: 568.6k number2014: 559.2k number2016: 611.9k number2017: 663.1k number2018: 713.3k number2019: 757.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 757,134 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Egypt peaked at 757,134 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 559,216 number, in 2014.

Egypt ranks 2nd of 132 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, female (number) in Egypt, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 706,183 number
2000 683,275 number -3.2%
2001 686,684 number +0.5%
2002 688,247 number +0.2%
2003 691,044 number +0.4%
2012 568,559 number -17.7%
2014 559,216 number -1.6%
2016 611,881 number +9.4%
2017 663,138 number +8.4%
2018 713,341 number +7.6%
2019 757,134 number +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 706,183 number 706,183 number 706,183 number 1
2000s 687,312 number 683,275 number 691,044 number 4
2010s 645,545 number 559,216 number 757,134 number 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 1 Ethiopia 887,278 number compare
  2. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 350,222 number compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 346,337 number compare
  4. 5 Kenya 333,298 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 757,134 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 757,134 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 559,216 number in 2014.
How does Egypt rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Egypt ranks 2nd out of 132 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 33.2%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 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/