Egypt vs Israel: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education
Egypt
12
in 2025
Israel
12
in 2025
Egypt rank
5th
Israel rank
5th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education over time
- Egypt
- Israel
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 12 against 12 in Israel, a difference of 0.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 5th and Israel ranks 5th of 214 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 10 | 1 | Israel |
| 2000s | 9 | 10.2 | 1.2 | Israel |
| 2010s | 10.5 | 12 | 1.5 | Israel |
| 2020s | 12 | 12 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education, Egypt or Israel?
- Egypt, at 12 against 12 in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education between Egypt and Israel?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Israel?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Israel rank globally for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?
- Egypt ranks 5th and Israel ranks 5th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release