What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Egypt and IDA total?

293.09 million number, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and IDA total?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs IDA total: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Egypt

22.99 million number

in 2019

IDA total

316.08 million number

in 2019

Egypt rank

10th

IDA total rank

8th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Egypt
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 316.08 million number against 22.99 million number in Egypt, a difference of 293.09 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 13.8 times Egypt's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 10th and IDA total ranks 8th of 186 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.05 million number	157.71 million number	142.66 million number	IDA total
2000s	15.11 million number	206.97 million number	191.85 million number	IDA total
2010s	18.74 million number	288.44 million number	269.70 million number	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Egypt or IDA total?: IDA total, at 316.08 million number against 22.99 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Egypt and IDA total?: 293.09 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and IDA total?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Egypt and IDA total rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Egypt ranks 10th and IDA total ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory 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: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.