Egypt vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female
Egypt
73.3%
in 2022
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
94.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
61st
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
63rd
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female over time
- Egypt
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 94.4% against 73.3% in Egypt, a difference of 21.1%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 61st and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 89 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 74.9% | 52.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 80.2% | 48.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 86.1% | 42.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 89.0% | 32.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 92.0% | 27.6% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 94.0% | 19.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, Egypt or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 94.4% against 73.3% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female between Egypt and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 21.1%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Egypt ranks 61st and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release