Egypt vs Middle income: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female

Egypt
8.29 million number
in 2017
Middle income
253.48 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
6th
Middle income rank
3rd

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female over time

  • Egypt
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 253.48 million number against 8.29 million number in Egypt, a difference of 245.19 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 30.6 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 3rd of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 5.93 million number 305.72 million number 299.79 million number Middle income
1980s 7.01 million number 337.74 million number 330.73 million number Middle income
1990s 7.72 million number 326.50 million number 318.78 million number Middle income
2000s 7.69 million number 280.72 million number 273.03 million number Middle income
2010s 8.11 million number 267.55 million number 259.44 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, female, Egypt or Middle income?
Middle income, at 253.48 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 Middle income?
245.19 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle income?
9 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Middle income rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Egypt ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 3rd 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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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

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.