Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Egypt
Egypt: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 23.87 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Egypt, 1971–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Egypt is 23.87, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Egypt peaked at 28.89 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.37, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 39th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.59 | 16.37 | 21.35 | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.38 | 24.12 | 26.79 | 4 |
| 2000s | 28.46 | 28.03 | 28.89 | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.48 | 23.87 | 25.09 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 483,053 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.73 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Egypt?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Egypt was 23.87 in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 28.89 in 2003.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.37 in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Egypt ranks 39th out of 175 countries with data for 2014.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.