Egypt it has, according to UNESCO, an adult literacy rate of 66.37%. While the male literacy rate is 74.62%, for females is 57.81%, showing a big gap between the sexes.
In contrast with other neighbouring states is number 118º in the ranking of literacy rate.
The literacy rate,has dropped in recent years.
Here we show you literacy rate in Egypt. You can see also:
- Literacy rate in other countries: ranking of literacy rate
- Government expenditure on education in Egypt
- Economic information about Egypt: Egypt's economy