Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Egypt

Egypt: Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
57th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1998
All-time low
0.3%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.10.20.30.41988200320191988: 0.4 % of population with high education in working age1998: 0.412 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.351 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.314 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.313 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.329 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.338 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.343 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.346 % of population with high education in working age2013: 0.336 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.331 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.318 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.306 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.307 % of population with high education in working age2018: 0.318 % of population with high education in working age2019: 0.317 % of population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Egypt stood at 0.3%.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Egypt peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.

Egypt ranks 57th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of population with high education in working age Change
1988 0.4%
1998 0.4% +3.0%
2005 0.4% -14.8%
2007 0.3% -10.7%
2008 0.3% -0.1%
2009 0.3% +4.9%
2010 0.3% +2.7%
2011 0.3% +1.7%
2012 0.3% +0.7%
2013 0.3% -2.9%
2014 0.3% -1.6%
2015 0.3% -3.8%
2016 0.3% -3.8%
2017 0.3% +0.3%
2018 0.3% +3.5%
2019 0.3% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 54 Hungary 0.3% compare
  2. 55 Malta 0.3% compare
  3. 56 Georgia 0.3% compare
  4. 58 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
  5. 59 Palestine, State of 0.3% compare
  6. 60 Ecuador 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Egypt?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Egypt was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
How does Egypt rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary?
Egypt ranks 57th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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