Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Egypt
Egypt: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 330,573 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Egypt, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Egypt stood at 330,573 number. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Egypt peaked at 330,573 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52,991 number, in 1971.
That places Egypt 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 52,991 number | — |
| 1976 | 56,323 number | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 59,151 number | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 57,277 number | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 58,074 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 66,808 number | +15.0% |
| 1983 | 77,071 number | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 80,223 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 93,253 number | +16.2% |
| 1987 | 103,703 number | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 115,949 number | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 180,356 number | +55.5% |
| 1990 | 134,171 number | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 144,200 number | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 146,493 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 154,745 number | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 155,075 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 156,101 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 159,414 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 176,347 number | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 181,056 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 181,345 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 186,760 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 186,133 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 191,382 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 199,618 number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 205,355 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 207,855 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 205,770 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 197,959 number | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 200,986 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 305,187 number | +51.8% |
| 2017 | 309,476 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 327,715 number | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 330,573 number | +0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 330,573 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,278 number, 12.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 330,573 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46,965 number, 7.0× 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 number | 180,356 number |
| 2016 | +51.8% | 200,986 number | 305,187 number |
| 1990 | -25.6% | 180,356 number | 134,171 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56,763 number | 52,991 number | 59,151 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 102,480 number | 66,808 number | 180,356 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 156,400 number | 134,171 number | 181,056 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 195,797 number | 181,345 number | 207,855 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 294,787 number | 200,986 number | 330,573 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.52 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Egypt?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Egypt was 330,573 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 330,573 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,991 number in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.