Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Egypt
Egypt: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 47.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Egypt, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Egypt is 47.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Egypt peaked at 47.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 1995.
That places Egypt 119th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 36.8% | — |
| 1996 | 37.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 37.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 47.4% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.4% | 36.8% | 37.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 37.5% | 41.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 39.1% | 44.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 45.2% | 47.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 116 Liechtenstein 50.0% compare
- 117 Marshall Islands 49.8% compare
- 118 Palestine, State of 48.6% compare
- 120 Cambodia 47.2% compare
- 121 Switzerland 46.8% compare
- 122 India 46.4% 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 upper secondary education who are female in Egypt?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Egypt was 47.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Egypt ranks 119th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release