Egypt vs ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): School age population, early childhood education, female

Egypt
2.30 million
in 2025
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
65.41 million
in 2024
Egypt rank
17th
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
16th

School age population, early childhood education, female over time

  • Egypt
  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 65.41 million against 2.30 million in Egypt, a difference of 63.11 million.

That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 28.4 times Egypt's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 17th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 16th of 207 countries.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.71 million 43.20 million 41.49 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2000s 1.84 million 46.93 million 45.09 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 2.28 million 58.41 million 56.13 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 2.54 million 64.56 million 62.02 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, female, Egypt or ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 65.41 million against 2.30 million in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, female between Egypt and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
63.11 million, with ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Egypt and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Egypt ranks 17th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 16th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,806 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release