Literacy rate, youth total in Egypt
Egypt: Literacy rate, youth total was 95.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Egypt, 1976–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, youth total in Egypt stood at 95.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Egypt peaked at 96.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 1976.
That places Egypt 60th 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 12 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth total in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 51.0% | — |
| 1986 | 63.3% | +24.1% |
| 1996 | 73.2% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | -1.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 95.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.5%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 95.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98.7%, 96% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 63.3% | 63.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 73.2% | 73.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 84.8% | 84.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 87.5% | 94.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.2% | 96.6% | 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 total in Egypt?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Egypt was 95.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Egypt ranks 60th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 total (% of people 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.