Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Egypt
Egypt: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 95.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Egypt, 1976–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 95.5% for literacy rate of young men vs. women in 2022.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Egypt peaked at 97.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1976.
That places Egypt 58th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 63.0% | — |
| 1986 | 71.4% | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 87.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 90.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 71.4% | 71.4% | 71.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 87.9% | 90.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 89.5% | 93.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 95.5% | 97.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 literacy rate of young men vs. women in Egypt?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Egypt was 95.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Egypt ranks 58th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.