Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, upper secondary education, female

Egypt
2.53 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
34.22 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
16th

School age population, upper secondary education, female over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 34.22 million number against 2.53 million number in Egypt, a difference of 31.68 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.5 times Egypt's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 205 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.14 million number 10.30 million number 9.16 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 1.46 million number 13.91 million number 12.44 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.93 million number 19.48 million number 17.55 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 2.44 million number 23.81 million number 21.37 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2.46 million number 30.37 million number 27.92 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, female, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 34.22 million number against 2.53 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, female between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
31.68 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Egypt ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 205 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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (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

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