Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Egypt
Egypt: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9928 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Egypt, 1976–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.9928 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 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 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Egypt peaked at 0.9928 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6 GPIA, 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.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Egypt, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.6 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.76 GPIA | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 0.85 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.87 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.93 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.96 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9867 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9928 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.76 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.85 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9475 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9897 GPIA | 0.9867 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 58 Panama 0.998 GPIA compare
- 59 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9976 GPIA compare
- 60 Philippines 0.9961 GPIA compare
- 62 Palestine, State of 0.9925 GPIA compare
- 63 Türkiye 0.9924 GPIA compare
- 64 Guatemala 0.99 GPIA compare
- 64 Mongolia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 64 Malawi 0.99 GPIA compare
- 64 Malaysia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 64 Sao Tome and Principe 0.99 GPIA compare
- 64 Timor-Leste 0.99 GPIA 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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Egypt?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Egypt was 0.9928 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9928 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- Egypt ranks 61st out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release