Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 53.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Egypt, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Egypt stood at 53.8%.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Egypt peaked at 54.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 113th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 43.7% | — |
| 1996 | 43.1% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 44.2% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 43.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | +4.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 53.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.0%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 53.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.0%, 93% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.7% | 43.1% | 44.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 42.5% | 47.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 49.7% | 51.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 51.4% | 54.6% | 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 lower secondary education who are female in Egypt?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Egypt was 53.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Egypt ranks 113th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release