Youth literacy in Egypt
In Egypt, 95.2% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2022.
Egypt, 2022
95.2%
Change from 2021
−1.4percentage points
Position in 2022
37th of 59
Youth literacy in Egypt over time
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Egypt
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% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Egypt |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 95.2% |
| 2021 | 96.6% |
| 2017 | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 94.1% |
| 2013 | 92.0% |
| 2012 | 89.3% |
| 2010 | 87.5% |
| 2006 | 84.9% |
| 2005 | 84.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.4 percentage points from 96.6% in 2021.
- Since 1986, when it was 63.3%, the figure has changed by +31.9 percentage points.
- Among the 59 countries with data for 2022, Egypt has the 37th highest value.