Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 86.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Egypt, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Egypt is 86.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Egypt peaked at 86.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 2016.
Egypt ranks 49th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 69.8% | — |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.4% | 69.8% | 83.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 77.0% | 86.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 46 Sierra Leone 89.9% compare
- 47 Myanmar 88.1%
- 48 Armenia 87.0% compare
- 50 Eritrea 83.7%
- 51 Monaco 82.4% compare
- 52 Marshall Islands 80.6% compare
More education data for Egypt
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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 86.4% 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 86.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Egypt ranks 49th out of 80 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 23.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release