Egypt vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female

Egypt
53.8%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
56.3%
in 2023
Egypt rank
113th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
110th

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time

  • Egypt
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
0204060199520092024

How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 56.3% against 53.8% in Egypt, a difference of 2.5%.

Across all 16 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 113th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 110th of 156 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 43.6% 49.5% 5.9% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 44.4% 49.3% 4.9% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 50.6% 55.7% 5.1% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 52.5% 56.7% 4.2% WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female, Egypt or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 56.3% against 53.8% in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Egypt and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
2.5%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Egypt and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
Egypt ranks 113th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 110th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
369 places, 8,395 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release