Egypt vs Ethiopia: Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Egypt
7.52 million
in 2024
Ethiopia
7.55 million
in 2024
Egypt rank
10th
Ethiopia rank
9th

Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled over time

  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M197119972024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 7.55 million against 7.52 million in Egypt, a difference of 24,780.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 216 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.57 million 311,484 1.26 million Egypt
1980s 2.44 million 922,714 1.52 million Egypt
1990s 3.36 million 1.20 million 2.16 million Egypt
2000s 4.25 million 4.27 million 27,386 Ethiopia
2010s 5.54 million 7.66 million 2.12 million Ethiopia
2020s 7.10 million 8.11 million 1.00 million Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Egypt or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 7.55 million against 7.52 million in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Egypt and Ethiopia?
24,780, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Egypt ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 20,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, female (number) with 663 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.