Egypt Literacy Rate

Egypt literacy rate for 2022 was 74.50%, a 3.5% increase from 2017.
  • Egypt literacy rate for 2017 was 71.00%, a 1% decline from 2013.
  • Egypt literacy rate for 2013 was 72.00%, a 2% decline from 2012.
  • Egypt literacy rate for 2012 was 74.00%, a 2% 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.