Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Egypt
Egypt: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.97 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
0.97
World rank
53rd
of 68 countries
All-time high
0.97
in 2017
All-time low
0.87
in 2005
Years of data
6
2005–2017
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Egypt, 2005–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2017, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Egypt stood at 0.97. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Egypt peaked at 0.97 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.87, in 2005.
Egypt ranks 53rd of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.87 | — |
| 2006 | 0.93 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.96 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.97 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9475 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 52 India 0.98 compare
- 53 Iraq 0.97 compare
- 55 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.96 compare
- 55 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.96 compare
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Egypt?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Egypt was 0.97 in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Egypt ranks 53rd out of 68 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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