Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Egypt

Egypt: Population aged 25-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
37th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2005
All-time low
0.4%
in 2019
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51988200320191988: 0.481 % of population with low edcuation1998: 0.457 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.484 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.483 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.483 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.476 % of population with low edcuation2010: 0.476 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.47 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.466 % of population with low edcuation2013: 0.466 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.462 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.446 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.446 % of population with low edcuation2017: 0.444 % of population with low edcuation2018: 0.445 % of population with low edcuation2019: 0.425 % of population with low edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low edcuation.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Egypt is 0.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Egypt peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.

Egypt ranks 37th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1988 0.5%
1998 0.5% -5.0%
2005 0.5% +5.9%
2007 0.5% -0.4%
2008 0.5% +0.1%
2009 0.5% -1.4%
2010 0.5% -0.1%
2011 0.5% -1.3%
2012 0.5% -0.9%
2013 0.5% +0.1%
2014 0.5% -0.8%
2015 0.4% -3.6%
2016 0.4% +0.2%
2017 0.4% -0.4%
2018 0.4% +0.0%
2019 0.4% -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Egypt?
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Egypt was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for population aged 25-64, primary education and below?
Egypt ranks 37th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is population aged 25-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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