Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Egypt
Egypt: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.4547 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Egypt, 1976–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Egypt stood at 0.4547 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Egypt peaked at 0.69 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.15 GPIA, in 1976.
That places Egypt 66th out of 84 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.15 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.31 GPIA | +106.7% |
| 1996 | 0.26 GPIA | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2 GPIA | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 0.36 GPIA | +80.0% |
| 2010 | 0.49 GPIA | +36.1% |
| 2012 | 0.69 GPIA | +40.8% |
| 2013 | 0.57 GPIA | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.49 GPIA | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 0.515 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4547 GPIA | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.15 GPIA | 0.15 GPIA | 0.15 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.31 GPIA | 0.31 GPIA | 0.31 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.26 GPIA | 0.26 GPIA | 0.26 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.28 GPIA | 0.2 GPIA | 0.36 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.56 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4848 GPIA | 0.4547 GPIA | 0.515 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 64 Cape Verde 0.47 GPIA compare
- 65 Burundi 0.4668 GPIA compare
- 67 Togo 0.42 GPIA compare
- 68 Benin 0.38 GPIA compare
- 68 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.38 GPIA compare
More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Egypt?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Egypt was 0.4547 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Egypt ranks 66th out of 84 countries with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release