Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0027 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt stood at 0.0027 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt peaked at 0.0032 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 units per person, in 1979.
Egypt ranks 143rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0015 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0014 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 units per person | +51.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 units per person | -27.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.003 units per person | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 0.003 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.003 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.003 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 units per person | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 units per person | -3.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0027 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0027 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0041 units per person, 67% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 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 | +51.4% | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0032 units per person |
| 2016 | +33.2% | 0.0023 units per person | 0.003 units per person |
| 1990 | -27.8% | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0023 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 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 (number), per capita in Egypt?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Egypt was 0.0027 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 units per person in 1979.
- How does Egypt rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Egypt ranks 143rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.