School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Egypt
Egypt: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 2.58 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.58 million number
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
11th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.58 million number
in 2020
All-time low
977,122 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Egypt, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.58 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Egypt peaked at 2.58 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 977,122 number, in 1970.
That places Egypt 11th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 977,122 number | — |
| 1971 | 991,077 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.05 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.07 million number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.09 million number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.12 million number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.14 million number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.15 million number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.17 million number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.19 million number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.23 million number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.27 million number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.32 million number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.36 million number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.40 million number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.45 million number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.50 million number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 1.55 million number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 1.59 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.63 million number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.67 million number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.70 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.73 million number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.74 million number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.74 million number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.73 million number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.70 million number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.67 million number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.65 million number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.64 million number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.65 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.67 million number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.70 million number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.72 million number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.72 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.73 million number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.74 million number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.75 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.77 million number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.79 million number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.83 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.93 million number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.00 million number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.09 million number | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.20 million number | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.34 million number | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 2.47 million number | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 2.58 million number | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 million number | 977,122 number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.55 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 million number | 1.59 million number | 1.74 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.70 million number | 1.64 million number | 1.75 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 million number | 1.77 million number | 2.47 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million number | 2.58 million number | 2.58 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 8 Brazil 2.97 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 2.90 million number compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.84 million number compare
- 12 Philippines 2.30 million number compare
- 13 Mexico 2.25 million number compare
- 14 Russian Federation 1.88 million number compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Egypt?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Egypt was 2.58 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 977,122 number in 1970.
- How does Egypt rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Egypt ranks 11th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/