Egypt vs Ethiopia: School age population, upper secondary education, female
Egypt
3.28 million
in 2025
Ethiopia
2.91 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
11th
Ethiopia rank
12th
School age population, upper secondary education, female over time
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.28 million against 2.91 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 368,960.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Ethiopia ranks 12th of 220 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.20 million | 1.21 million | 15,943 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 1.48 million | 1.65 million | 166,820 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2.05 million | 2.00 million | 48,725 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.56 million | 1.51 million | 1.05 million | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.68 million | 2.26 million | 425,107 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.08 million | 2.77 million | 310,038 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Egypt or Ethiopia?
- Egypt, at 3.28 million against 2.91 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 368,960, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Ethiopia ranks 12th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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
February 2026 Data Release