School age population, one year before than official … female than in Egypt
Egypt: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 1.25 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.25 million number
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
11th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.25 million number
in 2020
All-time low
470,651 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 1.25 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 1.25 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 470,651 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 … female than in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 470,651 number | — |
| 1971 | 477,549 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 491,215 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 504,899 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 517,294 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 526,683 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 531,255 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 541,560 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 550,666 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 559,284 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 568,606 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 579,966 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 598,157 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 618,987 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 641,032 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 662,362 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 680,689 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 705,330 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 730,485 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 754,538 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 775,750 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 792,254 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 811,201 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 827,762 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 840,478 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 847,516 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 847,049 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 840,896 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 828,205 number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 813,152 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 801,476 number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 799,793 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 803,947 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 813,463 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 825,424 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 835,479 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 838,517 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 842,357 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 845,143 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 848,818 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 855,997 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 869,726 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 887,719 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 909,382 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 936,041 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 969,539 number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million number | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.07 million number | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million number | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million number | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.25 million number | +4.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.25 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 10.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.25 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 101,524 number, 12.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 517,106 number | 470,651 number | 559,284 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 654,015 number | 568,606 number | 754,538 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 822,426 number | 775,750 number | 847,516 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 825,442 number | 799,793 number | 848,818 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 983,713 number | 855,997 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.25 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 8 Brazil 1.47 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.42 million number compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.41 million number compare
- 12 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
- 13 Mexico 1.10 million number compare
- 14 Russia 913,803 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 1.25 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 1.25 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 470,651 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female 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/