Egypt vs Middle income: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

Egypt
18.52 million number
in 2017
Middle income
587.08 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
7th
Middle income rank
4th

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

  • Egypt
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 587.08 million number against 18.52 million number in Egypt, a difference of 568.56 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 31.7 times Egypt's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 7th and Middle income ranks 4th of 87 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 14.41 million number 722.92 million number 708.51 million number Middle income
1980s 16.77 million number 786.26 million number 769.49 million number Middle income
1990s 17.36 million number 755.56 million number 738.20 million number Middle income
2000s 16.89 million number 657.06 million number 640.17 million number Middle income
2010s 16.49 million number 611.91 million number 595.43 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes, Egypt or Middle income?
Middle income, at 587.08 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 Egypt and Middle income?
568.56 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle income?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Middle income rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 7th and Middle income ranks 4th of 87 countries.
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.