Egypt vs United Kingdom
Egypt vs United Kingdom: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.5 years in Egypt and 11.5 years in United Kingdom, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 5 years, or 1.77 times that in Egypt.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Egypt | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.5 | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 11.5 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 11.5 |
| 2010 | 6.5 | 11.3 |
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 United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023United Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025