Egypt vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male
Egypt
83.7%
in 2022
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
95.3%
in 2024
Egypt rank
61st
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
64th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 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 83.7% in Egypt, a difference of 11.6%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 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 64th 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 | 50.6% | 78.0% | 27.3% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 52.0% | 82.6% | 30.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 63.6% | 87.4% | 23.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 72.8% | 90.7% | 18.0% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 93.0% | 15.2% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 94.9% | 9.6% | 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, male, Egypt or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 95.3% against 83.7% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Egypt and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 11.6%, 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, male?
- Egypt ranks 61st and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 64th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). 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