Adult literacy rate in Egypt
79.5% of adults in Egypt could read and write in 2022.
Egypt, 2022
79.5%
Change from 2021
−2.6percentage points
World, 2022
87.4%
Position in 2022
31st of 45
Adult literacy rate in Egypt over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Egypt | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | 87.4% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | 82.5% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.6 percentage points from 82.1% in 2021.
- Since 1976, when it was 38.2%, the figure has changed by +41.3 percentage points.
- Among the 45 countries with data for 2022, Egypt has the 31st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 87.4%.
More for Egypt
All statistics for Egypt
Primary school enrolment (gross)
96.7%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
24.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
96.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
88.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
75.7%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
3.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS