Secondary education, teachers in Egypt
Egypt: Secondary education, teachers was 51.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 51.0% for secondary education, teachers in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Egypt peaked at 51.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1971.
That places Egypt 134th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 23.6% | — |
| 1972 | 25.6% | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 27.9% | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 26.6% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 28.5% | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 28.5% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 31.0% | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 32.0% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 33.2% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 34.1% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 35.5% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 36.2% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 37.1% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 39.4% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 40.2% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 39.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 38.6% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 40.8% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 40.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 23.6% | 28.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 34.2% | 31.0% | 37.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 38.6% | 40.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 39.8% | 44.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 46.3% | 48.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 48.6% | 51.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Egypt?
- Secondary education, teachers in Egypt was 51.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Egypt ranks 134th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.