Egypt vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male

Egypt
83.7%
in 2022
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
95.5%
in 2024
Egypt rank
61st
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank
63rd

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time

  • Egypt
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 95.5% against 83.7% in Egypt, a difference of 11.8%.

That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)'s figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 61st and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 63rd of 88 countries.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1970s 50.6% 78.2% 27.6% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
1980s 52.0% 82.9% 30.8% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
1990s 63.6% 87.7% 24.1% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
2000s 72.8% 91.0% 18.2% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
2010s 77.8% 93.2% 15.4% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
2020s 85.3% 95.1% 9.8% WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)

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 (ida & Ibrd)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), at 95.5% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
11.8%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
How do Egypt and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
Egypt ranks 61st and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 63rd 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

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,602 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release