Egypt vs India: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index
Egypt
0.8272 GPIA
in 2022
India
0.8002 GPIA
in 2024
Egypt rank
62nd
India rank
63rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.8272 GPIA against 0.8002 GPIA in India, a difference of 0.027 GPIA.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 62nd and India ranks 63rd of 87 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.69 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 0.08 GPIA | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.725 GPIA | 0.6961 GPIA | 0.0289 GPIA | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.8246 GPIA | 0.7891 GPIA | 0.0356 GPIA | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 0.8272 GPIA against 0.8002 GPIA in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index between Egypt and India?
- 0.027 GPIA, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 62nd and India ranks 63rd of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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