Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Egypt
Egypt: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 59,340 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Egypt, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 59,340 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.8% on the previous year and up 152.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Egypt peaked at 59,340 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 607 number, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 24th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 607 number | — |
| 1972 | 793 number | +30.6% |
| 1973 | 846 number | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 892 number | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 1,385 number | +55.3% |
| 1979 | 1,333 number | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 1,701 number | +27.6% |
| 1987 | 3,373 number | +98.3% |
| 1988 | 3,890 number | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 5,578 number | +43.4% |
| 1990 | 4,951 number | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 7,649 number | +54.5% |
| 1992 | 8,758 number | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 8,818 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 9,344 number | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 8,976 number | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 10,773 number | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 11,889 number | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 13,490 number | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 17,162 number | +27.2% |
| 2002 | 17,551 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 18,732 number | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 19,238 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 22,677 number | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 22,756 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 23,120 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 23,524 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 32,565 number | +38.4% |
| 2016 | 46,909 number | +44.0% |
| 2017 | 48,781 number | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 49,954 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 59,340 number | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 976 number | 607 number | 1,385 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 3,636 number | 1,701 number | 5,578 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 9,405 number | 4,951 number | 13,490 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 20,595 number | 17,162 number | 23,524 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 47,510 number | 32,565 number | 59,340 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 teachers in pre-primary education, female in Egypt?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Egypt was 59,340 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 59,340 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 607 number in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 24th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.