Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Egypt
1.25 million number
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
15.81 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
12th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019952020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 15.81 million number against 1.25 million number in Egypt, a difference of 14.56 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.7 times Egypt's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 202 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 517,106 number 5.24 million number 4.72 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 654,015 number 6.91 million number 6.26 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 822,426 number 8.83 million number 8.01 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 825,442 number 11.15 million number 10.32 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 983,713 number 14.38 million number 13.40 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 15.81 million number against 1.25 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
14.56 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Egypt ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/