Egypt Literacy Rate 1976-2025

Egypt literacy rate for 2022 was 74.50%, a 3.33% increase from 2017.
  • Egypt literacy rate for 2017 was 71.17%, a 1.27% decline from 2013.
  • Egypt literacy rate for 2013 was 72.44%, a 1.42% decline from 2012.
  • Egypt literacy rate for 2012 was 73.87%, a 1.82% increase from 2010.
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Country Rankings
Country Name Literacy Rate
Uzbekistan 100.00%
San Marino 99.91%
Georgia 99.58%
Albania 98.50%
Bosnia 98.30%
UAE 98.29%
Bahrain 97.87%
West Bank and Gaza 97.84%
Venezuela 97.60%
Oman 97.34%
Chile 97.16%
Vietnam 96.13%
Dominican Republic 95.50%
Brazil 94.69%
Ecuador 93.95%
Sao Tome and Principe 93.75%
Sri Lanka 92.49%
Cabo Verde 91.00%
Guyana 90.03%
Zimbabwe 89.85%
Iran 88.96%
Lao PDR 87.52%
Gabon 85.69%
Guatemala 84.27%
Cambodia 83.78%
Kenya 82.88%
Tanzania 82.02%
Lesotho 82.01%
Uganda 80.59%
Democratic Republic of Congo 80.54%
Rwanda 78.76%
Madagascar 77.48%
Morocco 77.35%
India 76.32%
Burundi 75.54%
Egypt 74.50%
Angola 72.40%
Bhutan 72.10%
Malawi 68.08%
Comoros 61.71%
Gambia 58.67%
Senegal 57.67%
Guinea-Bissau 53.90%
Sierra Leone 48.64%
Benin 47.10%
Somalia 41.03%
Niger 38.10%
Burkina Faso 34.49%
Chad 27.28%