Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 51.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 51.0% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Egypt peaked at 51.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 142nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 23.6% | — |
| 1972 | 25.6% | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 27.9% | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 26.6% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 28.5% | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 28.5% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 31.0% | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 32.0% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 33.2% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 34.1% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 35.5% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 36.2% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 37.1% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 39.4% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 40.2% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 39.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 38.6% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 40.8% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 40.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 23.6% | 28.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 34.2% | 31.0% | 37.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 38.6% | 40.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 39.8% | 44.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 46.3% | 48.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 48.6% | 51.1% | 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 secondary education who are female in Egypt?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Egypt was 51.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Egypt ranks 142nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release