Canada vs Egypt: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education

Canada
18 years
in 2019
Egypt
18 years
in 2019
Canada rank
53rd
Egypt rank
53rd

Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education over time

  • Canada
  • Egypt
05101520199820082019

How they compare

Canada currently reports 18 years against 18 years in Egypt, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 53rd and Egypt ranks 53rd of 169 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Egypt Difference Ahead
1990s 18 years 17 years 1 years Canada
2000s 18 years 17.5 years 0.5 years Canada
2010s 18 years 18 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education, Canada or Egypt?
Canada, at 18 years against 18 years in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education between Canada and Egypt?
0 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Egypt?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Canada and Egypt rank globally for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Canada ranks 53rd and Egypt ranks 53rd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,190 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.