Which has higher primary education, pupils, Egypt or IDA total?

IDA total, at 263.89 million against 15.40 million in Egypt as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Egypt and IDA total?

248.49 million, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and IDA total?

51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs IDA total: Primary education, pupils

Egypt

15.40 million

in 2024

IDA total

263.89 million

in 2024

Egypt rank

10th

IDA total rank

8th

Primary education, pupils over time

Egypt
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 263.89 million against 15.40 million in Egypt, a difference of 248.49 million.

That makes IDA total's figure about 17.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 10th and IDA total ranks 8th of 206 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.11 million	57.13 million	53.03 million	IDA total
1980s	5.78 million	86.42 million	80.64 million	IDA total
1990s	7.38 million	112.39 million	105.01 million	IDA total
2000s	8.80 million	164.37 million	155.57 million	IDA total
2010s	11.50 million	221.75 million	210.25 million	IDA total
2020s	14.55 million	257.87 million	243.31 million	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Egypt or IDA total?: IDA total, at 263.89 million against 15.40 million in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Egypt and IDA total?: 248.49 million, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and IDA total?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Egypt and IDA total rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Egypt ranks 10th and IDA total ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.