Working-age population with primary education, male in Egypt

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

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
32nd
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1998
All-time low
0.3%
in 2007
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Working-age population with primary education, male in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.10.20.30.41988200320191988: 0.372 % of male population in working age1998: 0.385 % of male population in working age2005: 0.302 % of male population in working age2007: 0.276 % of male population in working age2008: 0.289 % of male population in working age2009: 0.296 % of male population in working age2010: 0.301 % of male population in working age2011: 0.31 % of male population in working age2012: 0.319 % of male population in working age2013: 0.319 % of male population in working age2014: 0.324 % of male population in working age2015: 0.34 % of male population in working age2016: 0.339 % of male population in working age2017: 0.344 % of male population in working age2018: 0.329 % of male population in working age2019: 0.315 % of male population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with primary education, male in Egypt is 0.3%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, male in Egypt peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.

That places Egypt 32nd out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 primary education, male in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, male (% of male population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of male population in working age Change
1988 0.4%
1998 0.4% +3.5%
2005 0.3% -21.6%
2007 0.3% -8.6%
2008 0.3% +4.6%
2009 0.3% +2.3%
2010 0.3% +1.9%
2011 0.3% +2.8%
2012 0.3% +2.9%
2013 0.3% +0.2%
2014 0.3% +1.4%
2015 0.3% +4.9%
2016 0.3% -0.1%
2017 0.3% +1.4%
2018 0.3% -4.3%
2019 0.3% -4.4%

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% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, male in Egypt?
Working-age population with primary education, male in Egypt was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, male recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, male recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
How does Egypt rank for working-age population with primary education, male?
Egypt ranks 32nd out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, male rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 primary education, male (% of male population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, male (% of male population in working age)
Unit
% of male population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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