Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt
Egypt: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8272 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, 1976–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt is 0.8272 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 0.8272 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.32 GPIA, in 1976.
That places Egypt 62nd out of 87 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, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.32 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.44 GPIA | +37.5% |
| 1996 | 0.55 GPIA | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.68 GPIA | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.72 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.68 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.82 GPIA | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8221 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8272 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.32 GPIA | 0.32 GPIA | 0.32 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.44 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.55 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.685 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7375 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8246 GPIA | 0.8221 GPIA | 0.8272 GPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Egypt
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Egypt was 0.8272 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8272 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 62nd out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release