Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes was 84.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Egypt, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 84.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Egypt peaked at 84.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2016.
That places Egypt 52nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers upper both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 65.5% | — |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | +1.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 84.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.2%, 91% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 84.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.0%, 85% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.7% | 65.5% | 81.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 75.8% | 84.8% | 4 |
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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Egypt?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Egypt was 84.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Egypt ranks 52nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release