Egypt vs South Asia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

Egypt
1.28 million number
in 2020
South Asia
17.79 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
11th
South Asia rank
10th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male over time

  • Egypt
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 17.79 million number against 1.28 million number in Egypt, a difference of 16.51 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 13.9 times Egypt's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 10th of 206 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 538,555 number 11.13 million number 10.59 million number South Asia
1980s 668,363 number 13.68 million number 13.02 million number South Asia
1990s 857,797 number 16.60 million number 15.74 million number South Asia
2000s 867,211 number 18.06 million number 17.19 million number South Asia
2010s 1.01 million number 18.34 million number 17.33 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, male, Egypt or South Asia?
South Asia, at 17.79 million number against 1.28 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Egypt and South Asia?
16.51 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Asia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Egypt and South Asia rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Egypt ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.