Egypt vs India: Literacy rate, adult female
Egypt
73.3%
in 2022
India
70.7%
in 2024
Egypt rank
61st
India rank
64th
Literacy rate, adult female over time
- Egypt
- India
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 73.3% against 70.7% in India, a difference of 2.6%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 61st and India ranks 64th of 89 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 50.8% | 7.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 58.8% | 5.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 68.7% | 5.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, Egypt or India?
- Egypt, at 73.3% against 70.7% in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between Egypt and India?
- 2.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and India rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
- Egypt ranks 61st and India ranks 64th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.