East Asia & Pacific vs Egypt: School age population, primary education, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific
182.65 million number
in 2019
Egypt
13.14 million number
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific rank
10th
Egypt rank
12th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Egypt
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019952020

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 182.65 million number against 13.14 million number in Egypt, a difference of 169.50 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 13.9 times Egypt's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 12th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Egypt Difference Ahead
1970s 185.60 million number 5.88 million number 179.72 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 195.37 million number 7.26 million number 188.11 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 195.09 million number 8.07 million number 187.01 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 190.65 million number 9.24 million number 181.42 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 180.36 million number 11.03 million number 169.34 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific or Egypt?
East Asia & Pacific, at 182.65 million number against 13.14 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Egypt?
169.50 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Egypt?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Egypt rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (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, primary education, both sexes (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

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