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

Egypt
13.77 million number
in 2017
Lower middle income
350.80 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
5th
Lower middle income rank
4th

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

  • Egypt
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 350.80 million number against 13.77 million number in Egypt, a difference of 337.03 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 25.5 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 4th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 9.41 million number 259.74 million number 250.34 million number Lower middle income
1980s 11.35 million number 304.42 million number 293.07 million number Lower middle income
1990s 12.03 million number 344.35 million number 332.33 million number Lower middle income
2000s 11.89 million number 353.76 million number 341.86 million number Lower middle income
2010s 12.39 million number 359.69 million number 347.30 million number Lower 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 Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 350.80 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 Lower middle income?
337.03 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lower middle income?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Lower middle income rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 4th 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.