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 806,829 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
806,829 number
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
2nd
of 132 countries
All-time high
806,829 number
in 2019
All-time low
587,791 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: 740.2k number2000: 712.4k number2001: 715.3k number2002: 719.7k number2003: 722.4k number2012: 599.3k number2014: 587.8k number2016: 646.1k number2017: 700.5k number2018: 756.6k number2019: 806.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 806,829 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.

That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Egypt peaked at 806,829 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 587,791 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, male (number) in Egypt, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 740,176 number
2000 712,375 number -3.8%
2001 715,255 number +0.4%
2002 719,697 number +0.6%
2003 722,421 number +0.4%
2012 599,282 number -17.0%
2014 587,791 number -1.9%
2016 646,100 number +9.9%
2017 700,463 number +8.4%
2018 756,556 number +8.0%
2019 806,829 number +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 740,176 number 740,176 number 740,176 number 1
2000s 717,437 number 712,375 number 722,421 number 4
2010s 682,837 number 587,791 number 806,829 number 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 1 Ethiopia 872,463 number compare
  2. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 385,754 number compare
  3. 4 Iraq 340,565 number compare
  4. 5 Kenya 337,953 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 806,829 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 806,829 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 587,791 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 34.6%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 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/