Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Egypt
Egypt: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 319,626 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 319,626 for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Egypt peaked at 336,427 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52,991, in 1971.
That places Egypt 10th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 52,991 | — |
| 1976 | 56,323 | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 59,151 | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 57,277 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 58,074 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 66,808 | +15.0% |
| 1983 | 77,071 | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 80,223 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 93,253 | +16.2% |
| 1987 | 103,703 | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 115,949 | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 180,356 | +55.5% |
| 1990 | 134,171 | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 144,200 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 146,493 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 154,745 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 155,075 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 156,101 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 159,414 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 176,347 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 181,056 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 181,345 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 186,760 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 186,133 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 191,382 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 199,618 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 205,355 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 207,855 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 205,770 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 197,959 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 200,986 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 305,187 | +51.8% |
| 2017 | 309,476 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 327,715 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 330,573 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 330,585 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 336,427 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 294,610 | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 325,905 | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 319,626 | -1.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 319,626 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,544, 12.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 319,626 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56,110, 5.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +55.5% | 115,949 | 180,356 |
| 2016 | +51.8% | 200,986 | 305,187 |
| 1990 | -25.6% | 180,356 | 134,171 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56,763 | 52,991 | 59,151 | 5 |
| 1980s | 102,480 | 66,808 | 180,356 | 7 |
| 1990s | 156,400 | 134,171 | 181,056 | 9 |
| 2000s | 195,797 | 181,345 | 207,855 | 9 |
| 2010s | 294,787 | 200,986 | 330,573 | 5 |
| 2020s | 321,431 | 294,610 | 336,427 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 507,445 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 95,355 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 759,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 718,435 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.40 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1322 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Egypt?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Egypt was 319,626 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 336,427 in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,991 in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release