Egypt vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes

Egypt
559,709
in 2024
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
7.23 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
21st
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
19th

Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
05.0M10.0M15.0M197119982025

How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 7.23 million against 559,709 in Egypt, a difference of 6.67 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 12.9 times Egypt's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 21st and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 19th of 204 countries.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.43 million 10.47 million 9.04 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 1.43 million 6.32 million 4.90 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2020s 595,784 7.32 million 6.73 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes, Egypt or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 7.23 million against 559,709 in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes between Egypt and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
6.67 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Egypt and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 21st and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 19th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
243 places, 5,701 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release