Egypt vs Palestinian Territories
Egypt vs Palestinian Territories: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.5 years in Egypt and 8 years in Palestinian Territories, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Palestinian Territories, by 1.5 years, or 1.23 times that in Egypt.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Palestinian Territories has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Egypt ranked 115 and Palestinian Territories ranked 84 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Egypt | Palestinian Territories |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 7.9 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 7.5 |
| 2010 | 6.5 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Palestinian Territories
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 65.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Palestinian Territories: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Palestinian Territories: 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Palestinian Territories: 4.67% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Palestinian Territories: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Palestinian Territories: 5.41 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Palestinian Territories: 1.52% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Palestinian Territories: 87.4% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 19.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Palestinian Territories: -4.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Palestinian Territories: 2 million TIV in 2023