Literacy rate, youth female in Egypt
Egypt: Literacy rate, youth female was 94.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Egypt, 1976–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 94.8% for literacy rate, youth female in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Egypt peaked at 95.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 1976.
Egypt ranks 66th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 38.1% | — |
| 1986 | 54.0% | +41.7% |
| 1996 | 66.9% | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 77.2% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 78.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 90.3% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | -1.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 94.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 94.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98.6%, 96% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rate, youth female in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +41.7% | 38.1% | 54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 66.9% | 66.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 77.2% | 81.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 84.3% | 94.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.8% | 95.9% | 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, youth female in Egypt?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Egypt was 94.8% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Egypt ranks 66th out of 105 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.