Egypt vs Low & middle income: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Egypt
13.77 million number
in 2017
Low & middle income
501.73 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
5th
Low & middle income rank
2nd

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

  • Egypt
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 501.73 million number against 13.77 million number in Egypt, a difference of 487.96 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 36.4 times Egypt's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 83 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 9.41 million number 536.22 million number 526.82 million number Low & middle income
1980s 11.35 million number 582.01 million number 570.66 million number Low & middle income
1990s 12.03 million number 570.17 million number 558.15 million number Low & middle income
2000s 11.89 million number 510.09 million number 498.20 million number Low & middle income
2010s 12.39 million number 510.96 million number 498.57 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Egypt or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 501.73 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 Low & middle income?
487.96 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Low & middle income?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Low & middle income rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 2nd 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.