What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Egypt and IBRD only?

161.30 million number, with IBRD only ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and IBRD only?

9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs IBRD only: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Egypt

8.29 million number

in 2017

IBRD only

169.59 million number

in 2019

Egypt rank

6th

IBRD only rank

7th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

Egypt
IBRD only

How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 169.59 million number against 8.29 million number in Egypt, a difference of 161.30 million number.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 20.5 times Egypt's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, IBRD only has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 6th and IBRD only ranks 7th of 83 countries.

IBRD only has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	IBRD only	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5.93 million number	262.70 million number	256.77 million number	IBRD only
1980s	7.01 million number	284.70 million number	277.69 million number	IBRD only
1990s	7.72 million number	263.42 million number	255.70 million number	IBRD only
2000s	7.69 million number	209.92 million number	202.23 million number	IBRD only
2010s	8.11 million number	185.22 million number	177.11 million number	IBRD only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Egypt or IBRD only?: IBRD only, at 169.59 million number against 8.29 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, female between Egypt and IBRD only?: 161.30 million number, with IBRD only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and IBRD only?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Egypt and IBRD only rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?: Egypt ranks 6th and IBRD only ranks 7th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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