Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 50.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Egypt, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Egypt stood at 50.8%.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Egypt peaked at 54.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 2013.
That places Egypt 44th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43.6% | — |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 50.8% | -7.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 50.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 50.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.5%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.3% | 43.6% | 49.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 49.8% | 54.7% | 6 |
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 tertiary education who are female in Egypt?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Egypt was 50.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 2013.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Egypt ranks 44th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release