Egypt vs IDA & IBRD total: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Egypt
13.77 million number
in 2017
IDA & IBRD total
502.27 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
5th
IDA & IBRD total rank
1st

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

  • Egypt
  • IDA & IBRD total
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How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 502.27 million number against 13.77 million number in Egypt, a difference of 488.50 million number.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 36.5 times Egypt's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st of 83 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt IDA & IBRD total Difference Ahead
1970s 9.41 million number 537.43 million number 528.02 million number IDA & IBRD total
1980s 11.35 million number 583.09 million number 571.74 million number IDA & IBRD total
1990s 12.03 million number 570.91 million number 558.88 million number IDA & IBRD total
2000s 11.89 million number 510.73 million number 498.83 million number IDA & IBRD total
2010s 12.39 million number 511.50 million number 499.12 million number IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Egypt or IDA & IBRD total?
IDA & IBRD total, at 502.27 million number against 13.77 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Egypt and IDA & IBRD total?
488.50 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and IDA & IBRD total?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Egypt and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st 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.

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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.