Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Egypt

Egypt: Working-age population with primary education, primary education and was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
88th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2018
All-time low
0.4%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.61988200320191988: 0.367 % of population with low education in working age1998: 0.492 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.478 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.428 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.444 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.464 % of population with low education in working age2010: 0.489 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0.498 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.521 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.512 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.522 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.592 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.606 % of population with low education in working age2017: 0.608 % of population with low education in working age2018: 0.61 % of population with low education in working age2019: 0.61 % of population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.6% for working-age population with primary education, primary education and in 2019.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Egypt peaked at 0.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 88th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of population with low education in working age Change
1988 0.4%
1998 0.5% +34.3%
2005 0.5% -2.9%
2007 0.4% -10.3%
2008 0.4% +3.7%
2009 0.5% +4.4%
2010 0.5% +5.4%
2011 0.5% +1.8%
2012 0.5% +4.6%
2013 0.5% -1.8%
2014 0.5% +1.9%
2015 0.6% +13.5%
2016 0.6% +2.2%
2017 0.6% +0.3%
2018 0.6% +0.5%
2019 0.6% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 85 Madagascar 0.6% compare
  2. 86 Mozambique 0.6% compare
  3. 87 Latvia 0.6% compare
  4. 89 Pakistan 0.6% compare
  5. 90 Mongolia 0.5% compare
  6. 91 Togo 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Egypt?
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Egypt was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for working-age population with primary education, primary education and?
Egypt ranks 88th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, primary education and rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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