Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Egypt

Egypt: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 24.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
24.1%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
53rd
of 143 countries
All-time high
29.4%
in 2014
All-time low
24.1%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2014–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Egypt, 2014–2019

01020302014201620192014: 29.4 %2016: 28.3 %2017: 26.8 %2018: 25.4 %2019: 24.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 24.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Egypt ranks 53rd of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Egypt, 2014 to 2019.
Year % Change
2014 29.4%
2016 28.3% -3.6%
2017 26.8% -5.3%
2018 25.4% -5.2%
2019 24.1% -5.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Egypt?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Egypt was 24.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Egypt ranks 53rd out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.