How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.

Egypt vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index

Egypt

0.9928 index

in 2022

Iran, Islamic Republic of

0.9976 index

in 2023

Egypt rank

61st

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

59th

Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index over time

Egypt
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 0.9976 index against 0.9928 index in Egypt, a difference of 0.0048 index.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Iran, Islamic Republic of has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 61st and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 59th of 96 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.6 index	0.6 index	0 index	—
1980s	0.76 index	0.78 index	0.02 index	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	0.85 index	0.95 index	0.1 index	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	0.9 index	0.99 index	0.09 index	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	0.9475 index	0.9925 index	0.045 index	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	0.9897 index	0.9996 index	0.0098 index	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index, Egypt or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 0.9976 index against 0.9928 index in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index between Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 0.0048 index, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2022.
How do Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?: Egypt ranks 61st and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 59th of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index
Unit: index
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 96 places, 1,081 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.