Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained was 54.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Egypt, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Egypt stood at 54.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Egypt peaked at 54.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2013.
Egypt ranks 52nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 51.7% | — |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.5% | 51.7% | 53.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 52.5% | 54.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 49 Costa Rica 57.6% compare
- 50 Maldives 57.0% compare
- 51 Cape Verde 55.9% compare
- 53 Colombia 53.3% compare
- 54 Qatar 52.9% compare
- 55 Iran, Islamic Republic of 52.8% compare
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 trained in Egypt?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Egypt was 54.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2013.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained?
- Egypt ranks 52nd out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 lower secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release