China vs Egypt: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
China
84.0%
in 2024
Egypt
83.5%
in 2024
China rank
165th
Egypt rank
166th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- China
- Egypt
How they compare
China currently reports 84.0% against 83.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1976 it was China ahead.
China ranks 165th and Egypt ranks 166th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 80.2% | 18.7% | China |
| 1980s | 93.6% | 74.7% | 18.9% | China |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 74.4% | 11.7% | China |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 76.5% | 7.1% | China |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 81.1% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 82.3% | 1.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, China or Egypt?
- China, at 84.0% against 83.5% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between China and Egypt?
- 0.5%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Egypt?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do China and Egypt rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- China ranks 165th and Egypt ranks 166th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). 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