Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Egypt
Egypt: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 157,365 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Egypt, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Egypt stood at 157,365 number.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Egypt peaked at 158,902 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70,836 number, in 1995.
Egypt ranks 13th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 70,836 number | — |
| 1996 | 75,296 number | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 91,637 number | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 93,502 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 100,086 number | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 98,913 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 103,249 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 102,877 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 129,468 number | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 149,613 number | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 150,733 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 158,902 number | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 157,365 number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,256 number | 70,836 number | 91,637 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 104,682 number | 93,502 number | 129,468 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 154,153 number | 149,613 number | 158,902 number | 4 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Egypt?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Egypt was 157,365 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 158,902 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,836 number in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 13th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.