What is the population of Egypt?
Population | 104,124,440 |
Population Growth Rate | 1.88% |
Urban Population | 43.5% |
Population in Major Urban Areas | CAIRO (capital) 11.169 million; Alexandria 4.494 million |
Nationality Noun | Egyptian(s) |
Nationality Adjective | Egyptian |
Ethnic Groups | Egyptian 99.6%, other 0.4% |
Languages Spoken | Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes |
Language Note | Arabic is the official language in Egypt, although English and French are used in business and education. The written language differs from the spoken Egyptian dialect used in daily life. The Cairene dialect is the standard for spoken Egyptian; the people are extremely proud of it. They like to use it for wordplays, jokes, clichés, and riddles. Cairene is therefore both the spoken language and an integral part of Egyptian culture. |
What is school like in Egypt?
There are also modern school buildings, but public schools tend to occupy older buildings than those of private schools.
The majority of public schools do not have computer labs and audiovisual equipment. They are also crowded with minimal playing space for children. The teacher-student ratio is very high, which often results in some of the kids not getting the necessary care and sometimes become left out.
However, a developmental plan is being executed all over the country in an effort to create the necessary facilities needed for better education. This applies to existing schools as well as newer ones being erected.
This developmental plan will also include rehabilitation of existing school staff by implementing proficiency exams and training sessions to improve their teaching skills as well as the level of teacher–student interaction.
Private schools have all the resources they need, from computer labs, Internet, audiovisual equipment and vast playgrounds. Some private schools even have basketball and tennis courts, soccer fields and swimming pools. They also maintain a reasonable teacher to student ratio.
Public school students are taught their curriculum entirely in Arabic and start learning English as a second language starting from 3rd grade. Students are taught different subjects such as math, science, history and geography, but they do not move between classrooms to take the different subjects; they stay in the same class room throughout all the periods.
Public school students have two options for secondary education: either to take the Egyptian Baccalaureate to get qualified to go to college or take a sort of community college diploma where students learn handymen jobs. The majority takes the Egyptian Baccalaureate to qualify for university as undergraduate and graduate studies are becoming essential to succeed in establishing a career in modern-day Egypt.
Egyptian private schools student have a wide range of global secondary education syllabuses to choose from as well as the Egyptian Baccalaureate for secondary education. In this case, students are either taught their curriculum entirely in English and take French or Germen as a second language or they could opt to be taught entirely in French or German and take English as a second language.
American Diploma, International Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, German Baccalaureate and the British IGCSE are many of the other high school certificates students can opt for.
Children from higher classes of income usually attend private schools. They take the school bus or use other means of private transportation to go there.
Both public and private schools students are required to wear uniforms.
What are the health conditions in Egypt?
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 15-49 | 60.3% |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 4.79 |
Diseases - note | highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds |
Drinking Water Source - percent of rural population improved | 98.8% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of total population unimproved | 0.7% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved | 100% |
Food or Waterborne Disease (s) | bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 4.9% |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.07% |
HIV/Aids Deaths | 300 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | 1.7 |
Infant Mortality Rate - female deaths/1,000 live births | 21.7 |
Infant Mortality Rate - male deaths/1,000 live births | 24.83 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births | 23.3 |
Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk | intermediate |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 66 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 33.1% |
People Living with HIV/AIDS | 11,000 |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | 2.83 |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of total population unimproved | 4.1% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved | 97.8% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of rural population improved | 94.4% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 2.9 |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 6.8% |
Water contact disease (s) | schistosomiasis |
How long do people live in Egypt?
Life Expectancy at Birth | 73 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - female | 75 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - male | 70 Years |
Median Age | 24 Years |
Median Age - female | 25 Years |
Median Age - male | 24 Years |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 24 |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 4.79 |
Median Age | 24 Years |
Median Age - female | 25 Years |
Median Age - male | 24 Years |
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population | -0.2 |
Population Growth Rate | 1.88% |
Sex Ratio 0-14 Years - male/female | 1.05 |
Sex Ratio 15-24 Years - male/female | 1.05 |
Sex Ratio 25-54 Years - male/female | 1.03 |
Sex Ratio 55-64 Years - male/female | 1.02 |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female | 1.05 |
Sex Ratio of Total Population - male/female | 1.03 |
Sex Ratio Over 64 Years - male/female | .82 |
What are the health conditions in Egypt?
What is school like in Egypt?
Education Expenditures - percent of GDP | 3.8% |
Literacy - female | 65.8% |
Literacy - male | 81.7% |
Literacy - total population | 73.9% |
Literacy Definition | age 10 and over can read and write |
School Life Expectancy - female | 13 Years |
School Life Expectancy - male | 13 Years |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) | 13 Years |
Can people in Egypt read?
Literacy - female | 65.8% |
Literacy - male | 81.7% |
Literacy - total population | 73.9% |
Literacy Definition | age 10 and over can read and write |
Predominant Language | Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes |
Is Egypt a safe place to visit?