Egypt vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Egypt
69.2%
in 2022
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
95.3%
in 2024
Egypt rank
62nd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
63rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Egypt
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 95.3% against 69.2% in Egypt, a difference of 26.1%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 62nd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 88 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 | 16.3% | 70.6% | 54.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 77.7% | 54.6% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 85.0% | 50.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 88.6% | 38.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 92.6% | 35.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 94.9% | 24.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Egypt or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 95.3% against 69.2% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Egypt and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 26.1%, 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Egypt ranks 62nd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 63rd of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 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