Egypt vs Ethiopia: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Egypt
15.40 million
in 2024
Ethiopia
15.93 million
in 2024
Egypt rank
10th
Ethiopia rank
9th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197119972024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 15.93 million against 15.40 million in Egypt, a difference of 525,600.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.11 million 970,706 3.14 million Egypt
1980s 5.78 million 2.47 million 3.32 million Egypt
1990s 7.46 million 3.17 million 4.29 million Egypt
2000s 8.94 million 9.57 million 630,632 Ethiopia
2010s 11.48 million 16.21 million 4.72 million Ethiopia
2020s 14.55 million 17.17 million 2.62 million Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Egypt or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 15.93 million against 15.40 million in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Egypt and Ethiopia?
525,600, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Egypt ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.