School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Egypt

Egypt: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 1.33 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.33 million number
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
11th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.33 million number
in 2020
All-time low
506,471 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Egypt, 1970–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 1.33 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is 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 age in Egypt peaked at 1.33 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 506,471 number, in 1970.

Egypt ranks 11th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 553,161 number 506,471 number 595,005 number 10
1980s 691,253 number 603,787 number 794,963 number 10
1990s 867,247 number 817,263 number 894,547 number 10
2000s 872,404 number 843,535 number 901,679 number 10
2010s 1.05 million number 910,331 number 1.27 million number 10
2020s 1.33 million number 1.33 million number 1.33 million number 1

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 8 Brazil 1.50 million number compare
  2. 9 Bangladesh 1.48 million number compare
  3. 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.43 million number compare
  4. 12 Philippines 1.18 million number compare
  5. 13 Mexico 1.15 million number compare
  6. 14 Russia 964,766 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Egypt?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Egypt was 1.33 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1.33 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 506,471 number in 1970.
How does Egypt rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Egypt ranks 11th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male 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/