Working-age population with primary education, rural in Egypt

Egypt: Working-age population with primary education, rural was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
45th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 2007
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.10.20.31988200320191988: 0.24 % of rural population in working age1998: 0.318 % of rural population in working age2005: 0.263 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.239 % of rural population in working age2008: 0.245 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.256 % of rural population in working age2010: 0.27 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.281 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.288 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.286 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.284 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.317 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.321 % of rural population in working age2017: 0.325 % of rural population in working age2018: 0.312 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.308 % of rural population in working age

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, rural in Egypt peaked at 0.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.

Egypt ranks 45th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
1988 0.2%
1998 0.3% +32.4%
2005 0.3% -17.4%
2007 0.2% -9.2%
2008 0.2% +2.7%
2009 0.3% +4.4%
2010 0.3% +5.5%
2011 0.3% +4.0%
2012 0.3% +2.4%
2013 0.3% -0.7%
2014 0.3% -0.4%
2015 0.3% +11.4%
2016 0.3% +1.5%
2017 0.3% +1.2%
2018 0.3% -4.0%
2019 0.3% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 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, rural in Egypt?
Working-age population with primary education, rural in Egypt was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
How does Egypt rank for working-age population with primary education, rural?
Egypt ranks 45th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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