Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in primary education, female

Egypt
6.46 million number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
86.54 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
11th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 86.54 million number against 6.46 million number in Egypt, a difference of 80.08 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.4 times Egypt's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 203 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.57 million number 15.29 million number 13.71 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 2.44 million number 25.53 million number 23.09 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 3.31 million number 32.83 million number 29.52 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 4.18 million number 51.80 million number 47.62 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 5.57 million number 76.99 million number 71.41 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 86.54 million number against 6.46 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
80.08 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.