Early-demographic dividend vs Egypt: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

Early-demographic dividend
473.77 million number
in 2019
Egypt
18.52 million number
in 2017
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th
Egypt rank
7th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Egypt
0200.0M400.0M600.0M197519972019

How they compare

Early-demographic dividend currently reports 473.77 million number against 18.52 million number in Egypt, a difference of 455.25 million number.

That makes Early-demographic dividend's figure about 25.6 times Egypt's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Early-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Egypt ranks 7th of 39 groups.

Early-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Egypt Difference Ahead
1970s 428.78 million number 14.41 million number 414.37 million number Early-demographic dividend
1980s 491.35 million number 16.77 million number 474.58 million number Early-demographic dividend
1990s 526.82 million number 17.36 million number 509.46 million number Early-demographic dividend
2000s 518.80 million number 16.89 million number 501.91 million number Early-demographic dividend
2010s 490.33 million number 16.49 million number 473.84 million number Early-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes, Early-demographic dividend or Egypt?
Early-demographic dividend, at 473.77 million number against 18.52 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes between Early-demographic dividend and Egypt?
455.25 million number, with Early-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Egypt?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Egypt rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Egypt ranks 7th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,267 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of adults over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.