Egypt Literacy Rate 1976-2023
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.
- Egypt literacy rate for 2021 was 73.09%, a 1.92% 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.
| Egypt Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
73.09% |
1.92% |
| 2017 |
71.17% |
-1.27% |
| 2013 |
72.44% |
-1.42% |
| 2012 |
73.87% |
1.82% |
| 2010 |
72.05% |
5.68% |
| 2006 |
66.37% |
-0.96% |
| 2005 |
67.33% |
11.74% |
| 1996 |
55.59% |
11.16% |
| 1986 |
44.42% |
6.23% |
| 1976 |
38.20% |
6.23% |
