Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Egypt
Egypt: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 85.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Egypt, 1976–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 85.3% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in 2022.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Egypt peaked at 88.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 1976.
Egypt ranks 59th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 53.6% | — |
| 1986 | 57.0% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 67.2% | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.6% | 53.6% | 53.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 57.0% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 74.6% | 77.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 76.5% | 81.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 85.3% | 88.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 56 Guatemala 86.9% compare
- 57 India 85.7% compare
- 58 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 85.4% compare
- 60 Lao People's Democratic Republic 85.1% compare
- 61 Tanzania, United Republic of 84.2% compare
- 62 Lesotho 83.2% 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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Egypt?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Egypt was 85.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- Egypt ranks 59th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release