Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Egypt
Egypt: Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Egypt, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Egypt is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Egypt peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 1st of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 82.5% | 100.0% | 5 |
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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 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (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 share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Egypt?
- Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Egypt was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education?
- Egypt ranks 1st out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education who meet the minimum academic qualifications required in the subject they teach at that level in a given country.