Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, 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?

80.08 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?

46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.

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.

Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in primary education, female

Egypt

6.46 million number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa

86.54 million number

in 2019

Egypt rank

12th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

11th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Egypt
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa 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's figure about 13.4 times Egypt's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 203 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

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

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?: Sub-Saharan Africa, 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?: 80.08 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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: 04 September 2026

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