School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Egypt

Egypt: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 0.592 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.592 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
160th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.5979 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.0256 years
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Egypt, 1971–2019

00.20.40.61971199520191971: 0.026 years1972: 0.027 years1973: 0.031 years1974: 0.033 years1975: 0.034 years1976: 0.038 years1977: 0.042 years1979: 0.052 years1980: 0.058 years1981: 0.062 years1982: 0.062 years1983: 0.065 years1986: 0.09 years1987: 0.092 years1988: 0.099 years1989: 0.104 years1990: 0.109 years1991: 0.121 years1992: 0.132 years1993: 0.137 years1994: 0.14 years1995: 0.146 years1996: 0.151 years1997: 0.166 years1998: 0.184 years1999: 0.194 years2000: 0.211 years2001: 0.228 years2002: 0.243 years2003: 0.26 years2004: 0.265 years2005: 0.307 years2006: 0.331 years2007: 0.325 years2008: 0.422 years2009: 0.453 years2010: 0.526 years2011: 0.494 years2012: 0.498 years2013: 0.483 years2014: 0.594 years2016: 0.598 years2017: 0.58 years2018: 0.58 years2019: 0.592 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.592 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Egypt peaked at 0.5979 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0256 years, in 1971.

Egypt ranks 160th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) in Egypt, 1971 to 2019.
Year years Change
1971 0.0256 years
1972 0.0268 years +4.6%
1973 0.0306 years +14.0%
1974 0.0334 years +9.0%
1975 0.0336 years +0.7%
1976 0.0385 years +14.6%
1977 0.0419 years +8.9%
1979 0.0521 years +24.2%
1980 0.0576 years +10.7%
1981 0.0624 years +8.2%
1982 0.0618 years -0.9%
1983 0.0653 years +5.6%
1986 0.0899 years +37.8%
1987 0.0917 years +2.0%
1988 0.0992 years +8.2%
1989 0.1036 years +4.4%
1990 0.1094 years +5.6%
1991 0.1206 years +10.3%
1992 0.1319 years +9.4%
1993 0.1365 years +3.5%
1994 0.14 years +2.6%
1995 0.146 years +4.3%
1996 0.1509 years +3.4%
1997 0.1656 years +9.7%
1998 0.184 years +11.1%
1999 0.1936 years +5.2%
2000 0.2112 years +9.1%
2001 0.2278 years +7.9%
2002 0.2432 years +6.8%
2003 0.2596 years +6.7%
2004 0.265 years +2.1%
2005 0.3067 years +15.7%
2006 0.3307 years +7.8%
2007 0.3251 years -1.7%
2008 0.4223 years +29.9%
2009 0.4533 years +7.3%
2010 0.5263 years +16.1%
2011 0.4939 years -6.1%
2012 0.4984 years +0.9%
2013 0.4828 years -3.1%
2014 0.5939 years +23.0%
2016 0.5979 years +0.7%
2017 0.5797 years -3.0%
2018 0.5795 years -0.0%
2019 0.592 years +2.2%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.592 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 years, 56% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.592 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.03 years, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0353 years 0.0256 years 0.0521 years 8
1980s 0.0789 years 0.0576 years 0.1036 years 8
1990s 0.1479 years 0.1094 years 0.1936 years 10
2000s 0.3045 years 0.2112 years 0.4533 years 10
2010s 0.5494 years 0.4828 years 0.5979 years 9

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 157 Bhutan 0.6523 years compare
  2. 158 Bermuda 0.6306 years compare
  3. 159 Sierra Leone 0.6064 years compare
  4. 161 Jordan 0.5722 years compare
  5. 162 Fiji 0.5556 years compare
  6. 163 Iran 0.5464 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Egypt?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Egypt was 0.592 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.5979 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0256 years in 1971.
How does Egypt rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
Egypt ranks 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,033 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.