Egypt vs Hong Kong: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Egypt
4.3%
in 2024
Hong Kong
3.7%
in 2021
Egypt rank
96th
Hong Kong rank
99th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Egypt
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.3% against 3.7% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 96th and Hong Kong ranks 99th of 169 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 4.5% | 12.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 1.7% | 9.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 3.1% | 3.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Egypt or Hong Kong?
- Egypt, at 4.3% against 3.7% in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Egypt and Hong Kong?
- 0.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Hong Kong?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Hong Kong rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Egypt ranks 96th and Hong Kong ranks 99th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). 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