Egypt vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

Egypt
51.7%
in 2022
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
81.9%
in 2024
Egypt rank
72nd
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
75th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time

  • Egypt
  • WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 81.9% against 51.7% in Egypt, a difference of 30.2%.

That makes WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.6 times Egypt's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 72nd and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 75th of 87 countries.

WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt WB: Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1970s 31.4% 49.6% 18.1% WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
1980s 29.6% 51.0% 21.4% WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
1990s 35.7% 59.2% 23.5% WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 39.7% 69.5% 29.7% WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 44.8% 76.3% 31.5% WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 54.3% 80.8% 26.5% WB: Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Egypt or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Middle Income (july 2025), at 81.9% against 51.7% in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Egypt and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
30.2%, with WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
How do Egypt and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
Egypt ranks 72nd and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 75th of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
287 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release