Egypt vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Egypt
2.91 million number
in 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.47 million number
in 2018
Egypt rank
16th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
18th

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

  • Egypt
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.91 million number against 2.47 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 447,380 number.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Egypt ranks 16th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 426,641 number 689,609 number 262,969 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 806,118 number 976,954 number 170,836 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 1.13 million number 1.51 million number 372,064 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 2.34 million number 2.29 million number 52,713 number Egypt
2010s 2.60 million number 2.42 million number 178,964 number Egypt

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Egypt, at 2.91 million number against 2.47 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Egypt and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
447,380 number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Egypt and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 16th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.