Literacy rate, adult female in Egypt
Egypt: Literacy rate, adult female was 73.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Egypt, 1976–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 73.3% for literacy rate, adult female in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Egypt peaked at 75.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1976.
That places Egypt 61st out of 89 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22.4% | — |
| 1986 | 31.4% | +39.9% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -3.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 73.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.4%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 73.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.6%, 83% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 31.4% | 31.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 56.1% | 57.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 62.7% | 65.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 73.3% | 75.7% | 2 |
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More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Egypt?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Egypt was 73.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Egypt ranks 61st out of 89 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.