Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Egypt

Egypt: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 22.99 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
22.99 million number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
10th
of 186 countries
All-time high
22.99 million number
in 2019
All-time low
14.98 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Egypt, 1998–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1998200820191998: 15.0M number1999: 15.1M number2000: 15.2M number2001: 15.2M number2002: 15.1M number2003: 15.1M number2004: 15.0M number2005: 15.0M number2006: 15.0M number2007: 15.1M number2008: 15.2M number2009: 15.2M number2010: 15.3M number2011: 15.4M number2012: 15.5M number2013: 15.7M number2014: 15.8M number2015: 21.1M number2016: 21.4M number2017: 21.8M number2018: 22.3M number2019: 23.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 22.99 million number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 22.99 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.98 million number, in 1998.

Egypt ranks 10th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.05 million number 14.98 million number 15.11 million number 2
2000s 15.11 million number 15.03 million number 15.24 million number 10
2010s 18.74 million number 15.32 million number 22.99 million number 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 7 Mexico 31.36 million number compare
  2. 8 Philippines 28.24 million number compare
  3. 9 Brazil 26.48 million number compare
  4. 11 Ethiopia 22.15 million number compare
  5. 12 Russia 17.55 million number compare
  6. 13 Türkiye 16.26 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Egypt?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Egypt was 22.99 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 22.99 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 14.98 million number in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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