Primary education, teachers, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0041 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0041 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0066 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per person, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 134th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0028 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.003 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0031 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.003 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.003 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.003 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0039 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0066 units per person | +54.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0045 units per person | -32.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0044 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.005 units per person | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 units per person | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0044 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0041 units per person | -5.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0041 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0044 units per person, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0041 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 units per person, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +54.3% | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0066 units per person |
| 1990 | -32.0% | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0045 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.004 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Egypt?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Egypt was 0.0041 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 134th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.