Egypt vs ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male

Egypt
85.3%
in 2022
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
95.2%
in 2024
Egypt rank
59th
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank
58th

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male over time

  • Egypt
  • ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) currently reports 95.2% against 85.3% in Egypt, a difference of 9.9%.

That makes ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)'s figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 59th and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 58th of 88 countries.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) Difference Ahead
1970s 53.6% 81.4% 27.8% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
1980s 57.0% 84.0% 27.1% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
1990s 67.2% 88.6% 21.5% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2000s 76.3% 91.5% 15.2% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2010s 80.0% 93.3% 13.3% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
2020s 86.7% 94.9% 8.2% ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, Egypt or ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), at 95.2% against 85.3% in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male between Egypt and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
9.9%, with ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
How do Egypt and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
Egypt ranks 59th and ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 58th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,521 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release