Egypt vs Ethiopia: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Egypt
1.56 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia
1.76 million number
in 2015
Egypt rank
2nd
Ethiopia rank
1st

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.76 million number against 1.56 million number in Egypt, a difference of 195,780 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 2nd and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 133 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.38 million number 2.41 million number 1.03 million number Ethiopia
2010s 1.19 million number 2.12 million number 937,690 number Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Egypt or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 1.76 million number against 1.56 million number in Egypt as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Egypt and Ethiopia?
195,780 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2014.
How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Egypt ranks 2nd and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/