Egypt vs Türkiye: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Egypt
5.44 million number
in 2020
Türkiye
5.41 million number
in 2020
Egypt rank
15th
Türkiye rank
16th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 5.44 million number against 5.41 million number in Türkiye, a difference of 34,710 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Türkiye ahead.

Egypt ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 16th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 2.62 million number 2.70 million number 71,998 number Türkiye
1980s 3.23 million number 3.30 million number 66,729 number Türkiye
1990s 4.38 million number 3.81 million number 571,695 number Egypt
2000s 5.04 million number 3.81 million number 1.23 million number Egypt
2010s 5.15 million number 4.92 million number 230,698 number Egypt
2020s 5.44 million number 5.41 million number 34,710 number Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Egypt or Türkiye?
Egypt, at 5.44 million number against 5.41 million number in Türkiye as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Egypt and Türkiye?
34,710 number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Türkiye?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Türkiye rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 15th and Türkiye ranks 16th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.