Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Egypt
Egypt: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted was 0.91 LPIA in 2013. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Egypt, 1986–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Egypt is 0.91 LPIA, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Egypt peaked at 0.91 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5 LPIA, in 1986.
Egypt ranks 42nd of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Egypt, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.5 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.79 LPIA | +58.0% |
| 2010 | 0.84 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.89 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.91 LPIA | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5 LPIA | 0.5 LPIA | 0.5 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.79 LPIA | 0.79 LPIA | 0.79 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.88 LPIA | 0.84 LPIA | 0.91 LPIA | 3 |
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Egypt?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted in Egypt was 0.91 LPIA in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 LPIA in 1986.
- How does Egypt rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted?
- Egypt ranks 42nd out of 56 countries with data for 2013.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, adjusted rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release