Egypt vs South Africa: School age population, early childhood education, female

Egypt
2.45 million number
in 2019
South Africa
4.01 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
16th
South Africa rank
13th

School age population, early childhood education, female over time

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199720082019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.01 million number against 2.45 million number in Egypt, a difference of 1.56 million number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.6 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 13th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.63 million number 1.52 million number 113,940 number Egypt
2000s 1.66 million number 1.44 million number 220,571 number Egypt
2010s 1.97 million number 2.26 million number 286,857 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, female, Egypt or South Africa?
South Africa, at 4.01 million number against 2.45 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, female between Egypt and South Africa?
1.56 million number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Egypt ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/