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Education > Illiterate population by sex Stats: compare key data on Egypt & Tunisia

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STAT Egypt Tunisia HISTORY
Aged 15+ 20.16 million
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Tunisia 		1.83 million
Ranked 46th.
Aged 15+ > Men 7.61 million
Ranked 7th. 13 times more than Tunisia 		568,600
Ranked 47th.
Aged 15+ > Men > Per capita 106.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 85% more than Tunisia 		57.79 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
Aged 15+ > Men per 1000 109.54
Ranked 17th. 90% more than Tunisia 		57.79
Ranked 46th.
Aged 15+ > Per capita 282.94 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 52% more than Tunisia 		185.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
Aged 15+ > Women 12.57 million
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Tunisia 		1.26 million
Ranked 44th.
Aged 15+ > Women > Per capita 176.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 38% more than Tunisia 		128.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.
Aged 15+ > Women per 1000 181.06
Ranked 19th. 41% more than Tunisia 		128.12
Ranked 33th.
Aged 15+ per 1000 290.42
Ranked 15th. 56% more than Tunisia 		185.93
Ranked 35th.

SOURCES: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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  • Over the years, Africa has had some of the worst literacy rates on Earth; up to 50% of the population is illiterate in some countries.

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