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

Egypt
10.66 million number
in 2020
Türkiye
10.85 million number
in 2020
Egypt rank
14th
Türkiye rank
13th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • Türkiye
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M197019952020

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 10.85 million number against 10.66 million number in Egypt, a difference of 196,400 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Türkiye ahead.

Egypt ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 5.00 million number 5.20 million number 196,908 number Türkiye
1980s 6.24 million number 6.37 million number 134,511 number Türkiye
1990s 8.34 million number 7.49 million number 852,405 number Egypt
2000s 10.04 million number 7.73 million number 2.31 million number Egypt
2010s 10.19 million number 10.19 million number 188 number Türkiye
2020s 10.66 million number 10.85 million number 196,400 number Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Egypt or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 10.85 million number against 10.66 million number in Egypt as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Egypt and Türkiye?
196,400 number, with Türkiye 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, secondary education, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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