Brazil vs Egypt: Share of the world's population with formal basic education
Brazil
6.5%
in 2020
Egypt
23.5%
in 2020
Brazil rank
5th
Egypt rank
3rd
Share of the world's population with formal basic education over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 23.5% against 6.5% in Brazil, a difference of 17.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 3.6 times Brazil's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 5th and Egypt ranks 3rd of 25 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.2% | 75.2% | 28.0% | Egypt |
| 1960s | 39.0% | 70.5% | 31.5% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 29.7% | 63.6% | 34.0% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 56.4% | 34.9% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 47.6% | 32.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 36.4% | 25.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 26.4% | 18.2% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 23.5% | 17.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the world's population with formal basic education, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 23.5% against 6.5% in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the world's population with formal basic education between Brazil and Egypt?
- 17.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for share of the world's population with formal basic education?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Egypt ranks 3rd of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank (2024); van Zanden, J. et al.; Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the world's population with formal basic education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15 or older who have not received some kind of formal primary, secondary, or tertiary education.