Egypt vs Tunisia: Literate and illiterate world population

Egypt

20.5%

in 2022

Tunisia

13.8%

in 2023

Egypt rank

41st

Tunisia rank

44th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Egypt currently reports 20.5% against 13.8% in Tunisia, a difference of 6.8%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times Tunisia's.

Globally, Egypt ranks 41st and Tunisia ranks 44th 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.