Egypt vs United States: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
Egypt
3.9%
in 2025
United States
3.5%
in 2021
Egypt rank
100th
United States rank
103rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- Egypt
- United States
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.9% against 3.5% in United States, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 100th and United States ranks 103rd of 206 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 1.8% | 24.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 2.1% | 11.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.2% | 2.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female, Egypt or United States?
- Egypt, at 3.9% against 3.5% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Egypt and United States?
- 0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and United States rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Egypt ranks 100th and United States ranks 103rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). 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