East Asia & Pacific vs Egypt: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female

East Asia & Pacific
46.8%
in 2019
Egypt
54.5%
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific rank
30th
Egypt rank
27th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Egypt
020406080197619972019

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 54.5% against 46.8% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 7.7%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1976 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th and Egypt ranks 27th of 39 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Egypt Difference Ahead
1970s 74.6% 60.7% 13.9% East Asia & Pacific
1980s 70.4% 61.0% 9.4% East Asia & Pacific
1990s 63.9% 60.2% 3.6% East Asia & Pacific
2000s 54.9% 63.0% 8.1% Egypt
2010s 49.3% 59.7% 10.4% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female, East Asia & Pacific or Egypt?
Egypt, at 54.5% against 46.8% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2017.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female between East Asia & Pacific and Egypt?
7.7%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Egypt?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Egypt rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th and Egypt ranks 27th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), 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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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.