Brazil vs Egypt: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Brazil
6.31 million number
in 2018
Egypt
13.77 million number
in 2017
Brazil rank
7th
Egypt rank
5th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • Egypt
05.0M10.0M15.0M197619972018

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 13.77 million number against 6.31 million number in Brazil, a difference of 7.47 million number.

That makes Egypt's figure about 2.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 7th and Egypt ranks 5th of 83 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Egypt Difference Ahead
2000s 9.35 million number 12.52 million number 3.17 million number Egypt
2010s 7.96 million number 12.39 million number 4.43 million number Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Brazil or Egypt?
Egypt, at 13.77 million number against 6.31 million number in Brazil as of 2017.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Brazil and Egypt?
7.47 million number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 7th and Egypt ranks 5th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Brazil vs Egypt: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/illiterate-population-25-64-years-both-sexes-number/brazil/egypt-arab-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/illiterate-population-25-64-years-both-sexes-number/brazil/egypt-arab-rep/">Brazil vs Egypt: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,239 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of adults from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.