What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Egypt and Russian Federation?

2.85 million number, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Russian Federation?

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Russian Federation: Population of compulsory school age, male

Egypt

11.83 million number

in 2019

Russian Federation

8.99 million number

in 2020

Egypt rank

10th

Russian Federation rank

12th

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

Egypt
Russian Federation

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 11.83 million number against 8.99 million number in Russian Federation, a difference of 2.85 million number.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Egypt ranks 10th and Russian Federation ranks 12th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.72 million number	9.75 million number	2.04 million number	Russian Federation
2000s	7.75 million number	7.84 million number	89,676 number	Russian Federation
2010s	9.64 million number	7.49 million number	2.15 million number	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, Egypt or Russian Federation?: Egypt, at 11.83 million number against 8.99 million number in Russian Federation as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Egypt and Russian Federation?: 2.85 million number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Russian Federation?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Russian Federation rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: Egypt ranks 10th and Russian Federation ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (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, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.