Egypt vs Europe & Central Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Egypt
2.91 million number
in 2017
Europe & Central Asia
38.60 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
16th
Europe & Central Asia rank
18th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 38.60 million number against 2.91 million number in Egypt, a difference of 35.68 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 13.2 times Egypt's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th of 193 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 426,641 number 16.76 million number 16.33 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 806,118 number 19.38 million number 18.57 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 1.13 million number 23.10 million number 21.96 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 2.34 million number 35.57 million number 33.23 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 2.60 million number 38.38 million number 35.78 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Egypt or Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 38.60 million number against 2.91 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Egypt and Europe & Central Asia?
35.68 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Europe & Central Asia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.