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Egypt vs Rwanda: Literacy rates among adults

Egypt
79.5%
in 2022
Rwanda
78.8%
in 2022
Egypt rank
58th
Rwanda rank
60th

Literacy rates among adults over time

  • Egypt
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 79.5% against 78.8% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.7%.

Egypt ranks 58th and Rwanda ranks 60th of 89 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rates among adults
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.