School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt, Arab Republic of

Egypt, Arab Republic of: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.44 years in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
9.44 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
67th
of 188 countries
All-time high
9.44 years
in 2019
All-time low
6.71 years
in 1995
Years of data
18
1995–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt, Arab Republic of, 1995–2019

02468101995200720191995: 6.7 years1996: 7.2 years1999: 7.5 years2000: 7.5 years2001: 7.5 years2002: 7.6 years2003: 7.5 years2004: 7.5 years2009: 8.7 years2010: 8.8 years2011: 8.7 years2012: 9 years2013: 9.1 years2014: 9.1 years2016: 9.3 years2017: 9.3 years2018: 9.4 years2019: 9.4 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt, Arab Republic of stood at 9.44 years. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt, Arab Republic of peaked at 9.44 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.71 years, in 1995.

That places Egypt, Arab Republic of 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.12 years 6.71 years 7.48 years 3
2000s 7.75 years 7.51 years 8.73 years 6
2010s 9.12 years 8.7 years 9.44 years 9

Countries ranked near Egypt, Arab Republic of

  1. 64 Belgium 9.5 years compare
  2. 65 Kazakhstan, Republic of 9.49 years compare
  3. 66 Switzerland 9.46 years compare
  4. 68 Turks and Caicos Islands 9.42 years compare
  5. 69 Cabo Verde 9.42 years compare
  6. 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9.4 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt, Arab Republic of?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Egypt, Arab Republic of was 9.44 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Egypt, Arab Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 9.44 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Egypt, Arab Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 6.71 years in 1995.
How does Egypt, Arab Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Egypt, Arab Republic of ranks 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt, Arab Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt, Arab Republic of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,584 data points, 1981–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.