How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and European Union?

8 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs European Union: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Egypt

218,514 number

in 2019

European Union

1.01 million number

in 2019

Egypt rank

35th

European Union rank

38th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Egypt
European Union

How they compare

European Union currently reports 1.01 million number against 218,514 number in Egypt, a difference of 792,566 number.

That makes European Union's figure about 4.6 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 35th and European Union ranks 38th of 149 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and European Union in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	European Union	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.06 million number	1.87 million number	186,210 number	Egypt
2000s	1.44 million number	1.09 million number	358,560 number	Egypt
2010s	350,711 number	976,389 number	625,678 number	European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Egypt or European Union?: European Union, at 1.01 million number against 218,514 number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Egypt and European Union?: 792,566 number, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and European Union?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
How do Egypt and European Union rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Egypt ranks 35th and European Union ranks 38th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/