Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Egypt
Egypt: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.9928 GPI in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Egypt, 1976–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Egypt stood at 0.9928 GPI. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Egypt peaked at 0.9928 GPI in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6 GPI, in 1976.
Egypt ranks 61st of 96 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.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.6 GPI | — |
| 1986 | 0.76 GPI | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 0.85 GPI | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.87 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.93 GPI | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.93 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.93 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.96 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.97 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9867 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9928 GPI | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6 GPI | 0.6 GPI | 0.6 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.76 GPI | 0.76 GPI | 0.76 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.85 GPI | 0.85 GPI | 0.85 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9 GPI | 0.87 GPI | 0.93 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9475 GPI | 0.93 GPI | 0.97 GPI | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9897 GPI | 0.9867 GPI | 0.9928 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 58 Panama 0.998 GPI compare
- 59 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9976 GPI compare
- 60 Philippines 0.9961 GPI compare
- 62 Palestine, State of 0.9925 GPI compare
- 63 Türkiye 0.9924 GPI compare
- 64 Guatemala 0.99 GPI compare
- 64 Malawi 0.99 GPI compare
- 64 Malaysia 0.99 GPI compare
- 64 Mongolia 0.99 GPI compare
- 64 Sao Tome and Principe 0.99 GPI compare
- 64 Timor-Leste 0.99 GPI 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 literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Egypt?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Egypt was 0.9928 GPI in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9928 GPI in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 GPI in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Egypt ranks 61st out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.