Egypt vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in primary education, both sexes

Egypt
483,053
in 2024
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
18.70 million
in 2024
Egypt rank
10th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
12th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
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How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 18.70 million against 483,053 in Egypt, a difference of 18.22 million.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 38.7 times Egypt's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 10th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 216 countries.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Difference Ahead
1970s 119,170 9.85 million 9.73 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1980s 203,726 11.91 million 11.70 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1990s 298,734 13.51 million 13.21 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2000s 362,953 15.02 million 14.66 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 493,191 17.46 million 16.96 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 495,417 18.48 million 17.98 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes, Egypt or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 18.70 million against 483,053 in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes between Egypt and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
18.22 million, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Egypt and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 10th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 18,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release