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It is the illiteracy rate that pulls down theaverage value of the HDI and lowersEgypt’s rank. Many developing countrieswith similar or even lower levels of percapita income enjoy higher literacy ratesthan Egypt. Depicted from Figure 1.6 inthe Report, it indicates that if the literacyrate would increase to the levels achievedin China or Jordan, Egypt’s HDI wouldsignificantly increase, reflecting an improvementin human development.

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