Egypt vs ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female

Egypt
54.0%
in 2017
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
61.0%
in 2024
Egypt rank
17th
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank
14th

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female over time

  • Egypt
  • ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) currently reports 61.0% against 54.0% in Egypt, a difference of 7.0%.

That makes ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)'s figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 17th and ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 14th of 58 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) Difference Ahead
1980s 60.0% 59.0% 1.0% Egypt
1990s 60.0% 63.0% 3.0% ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
2000s 63.0% 64.5% 1.5% ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
2010s 59.2% 62.8% 3.5% ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female, Egypt or ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), at 61.0% against 54.0% in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female between Egypt and ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
7.0%, with ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
How do Egypt and ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
Egypt ranks 17th and ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 14th of 58 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 8,082 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release