Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Literacy rate vs gdp per capita was 79.45 in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
79.45
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
58th
of 89 countries
All-time high
82.08
in 2021
All-time low
38.2
in 1976
Years of data
11
1976β2022
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Egypt, 1976β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Egypt is 79.45, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 82.08 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.2, in 1976.
That places Egypt 58th out of 89 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.2 | 38.2 | 38.2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 44.42 | 44.42 | 44.42 | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.59 | 55.59 | 55.59 | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.85 | 66.37 | 67.33 | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.38 | 71.17 | 73.87 | 4 |
| 2020s | 80.77 | 79.45 | 82.08 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 483,053 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.73 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Egypt was 79.45 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 82.08 in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2 in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for literacy rate vs gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 58th out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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