Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 154 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2022
All-time low
98.1%
in 2008
Years of data
18
1999–2024
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Egypt, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 99.5% for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Egypt peaked at 99.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 37th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.7% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 99.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 99.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.1% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.2% | 99.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Egypt?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Egypt was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Egypt ranks 37th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release