Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, primary education, male

Egypt
6.77 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
91.64 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 91.64 million number against 6.77 million number in Egypt, a difference of 84.87 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.5 times Egypt's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 206 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 3.05 million number 28.23 million number 25.19 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 3.74 million number 37.29 million number 33.55 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 4.14 million number 49.12 million number 44.98 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 4.74 million number 62.39 million number 57.65 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 5.68 million number 82.00 million number 76.32 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 91.64 million number against 6.77 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
84.87 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (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

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