Egypt vs Rwanda: Literate and illiterate world population

Egypt

20.5%

in 2022

Rwanda

21.2%

in 2022

Egypt rank

41st

Rwanda rank

39th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Rwanda currently reports 21.2% against 20.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.7%.

Globally, Egypt ranks 41st and Rwanda ranks 39th of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.