Egypt vs Zambia: Children out of school, primary, female

Egypt
270,649
in 2024
Zambia
229,960
in 2017
Egypt rank
22nd
Zambia rank
25th

Children out of school, primary, female over time

  • Egypt
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 270,649 against 229,960 in Zambia, a difference of 40,689.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 25th of 177 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.35 million 132,776 1.22 million Egypt
1990s 897,563 281,885 615,678 Egypt
2000s 689,487 297,934 391,552 Egypt
2010s 745,520 155,797 589,723 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, female, Egypt or Zambia?
Egypt, at 270,649 against 229,960 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, female between Egypt and Zambia?
40,689, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zambia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Zambia rank globally for children out of school, primary, female?
Egypt ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 25th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.