Egypt vs Türkiye: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index
Egypt
0.9928 index
in 2022
Türkiye
0.9924 index
in 2022
Egypt rank
61st
Türkiye rank
63rd
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Egypt
- Türkiye
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.9928 index against 0.9924 index in Türkiye, a difference of 0.0004 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Türkiye ahead.
Egypt ranks 61st and Türkiye ranks 63rd of 96 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9 index | 0.96 index | 0.06 index | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 0.9475 index | 0.99 index | 0.0425 index | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 0.9897 index | 0.9962 index | 0.0065 index | Türkiye |
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 Türkiye?
- Egypt, at 0.9928 index against 0.9924 index in Türkiye as of 2022.
- What is the difference in literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index between Egypt and Türkiye?
- 0.0004 index, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Türkiye?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Türkiye rank globally for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 61st and Türkiye ranks 63rd 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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About this data
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.