Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Egypt
Egypt: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Egypt, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Egypt stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 29.6% on the previous year and down 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Egypt peaked at 16.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2019.
That places Egypt 110th out of 149 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16.6% | — |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -33.0% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -64.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -48.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Egypt?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Egypt was 1.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Egypt ranks 110th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.4%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/