Egypt vs Palestine: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index
Egypt
0.9928 index
in 2022
Palestine
0.9925 index
in 2024
Egypt rank
61st
Palestine rank
62nd
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Egypt
- Palestine
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.9928 index against 0.9925 index in Palestine, a difference of 0.0003 index.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 61st and Palestine ranks 62nd of 96 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.93 index | 1 index | 0.07 index | Palestine |
| 2010s | 0.9475 index | 1 index | 0.0525 index | Palestine |
| 2020s | 0.9897 index | 1 index | 0.0103 index | Palestine |
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 Palestine?
- Egypt, at 0.9928 index against 0.9925 index in Palestine as of 2022.
- What is the difference in literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index between Egypt and Palestine?
- 0.0003 index, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Palestine?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Palestine rank globally for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 61st and Palestine ranks 62nd 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.