Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Egypt

Egypt: Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below was 0.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
85th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.020.040.060.081988200320191988: 0.055 % of population with low edcuation1998: 0.078 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.089 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.074 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.074 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.078 % of population with low edcuation2010: 0.074 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.075 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.081 % of population with low edcuation2013: 0.084 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.088 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.067 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.068 % of population with low edcuation2017: 0.067 % of population with low edcuation2018: 0.072 % of population with low edcuation2019: 0.068 % of population with low edcuation

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.1% for population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Egypt peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 85th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1988 0.1%
1998 0.1% +42.9%
2005 0.1% +13.6%
2007 0.1% -16.9%
2008 0.1% -0.3%
2009 0.1% +6.1%
2010 0.1% -5.0%
2011 0.1% +0.4%
2012 0.1% +8.5%
2013 0.1% +3.6%
2014 0.1% +5.3%
2015 0.1% -23.7%
2016 0.1% +0.9%
2017 0.1% -1.5%
2018 0.1% +7.4%
2019 0.1% -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 82 Uganda 0.1% compare
  2. 83 Jordan 0.1% compare
  3. 84 Laos 0.1% compare
  4. 86 Ghana 0.1% compare
  5. 87 South Africa 0.1% compare
  6. 88 Bangladesh 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Egypt?
Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Egypt was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 65 and above, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest population aged 65 and above, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for population aged 65 and above, primary education and below?
Egypt ranks 85th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is population aged 65 and above, primary education and below rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, 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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