Bangladesh vs Egypt: Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling
Bangladesh
79.0%
in 2022
Egypt
79.5%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
92nd
Egypt rank
91st
Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 79.5% against 79.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Egypt ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 92nd and Egypt ranks 91st of 128 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.9% | 72.5% | 8.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 80.8% | 3.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate vs. average years of schooling, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 79.5% against 79.0% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in literacy rate vs. average years of schooling between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 0.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for literacy rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Bangladesh ranks 92nd and Egypt ranks 91st of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adults who can read and write a simple statement about their everyday life.