Working-age population with primary education, total in Egypt

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

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
33rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1998
All-time low
0.2%
in 2007
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.10.20.31988200320191988: 0.283 % of total population in working age1998: 0.327 % of total population in working age2005: 0.258 % of total population in working age2007: 0.238 % of total population in working age2008: 0.248 % of total population in working age2009: 0.255 % of total population in working age2010: 0.263 % of total population in working age2011: 0.271 % of total population in working age2012: 0.281 % of total population in working age2013: 0.28 % of total population in working age2014: 0.284 % of total population in working age2015: 0.309 % of total population in working age2016: 0.315 % of total population in working age2017: 0.317 % of total population in working age2018: 0.304 % of total population in working age2019: 0.298 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, total in Egypt peaked at 0.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.

Egypt ranks 33rd of 113 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, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1988 0.3%
1998 0.3% +15.6%
2005 0.3% -21.3%
2007 0.2% -7.6%
2008 0.2% +4.1%
2009 0.3% +2.8%
2010 0.3% +3.1%
2011 0.3% +3.1%
2012 0.3% +3.6%
2013 0.3% -0.1%
2014 0.3% +1.2%
2015 0.3% +8.8%
2016 0.3% +2.1%
2017 0.3% +0.7%
2018 0.3% -4.1%
2019 0.3% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.2% 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, total in Egypt?
Working-age population with primary education, total in Egypt was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
How does Egypt rank for working-age population with primary education, total?
Egypt ranks 33rd out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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