Teachers in primary education, male in Egypt
Egypt: Teachers in primary education, male was 163,427 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
163,427
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
10th
of 212 countries
All-time high
206,220
in 2018
All-time low
46,927
in 1971
Years of data
40
1971–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 163,427 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Egypt peaked at 206,220 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 46,927, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 10th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 46,927 | — |
| 1976 | 61,928 | +32.0% |
| 1977 | 67,246 | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 66,986 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 68,947 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 74,567 | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 88,237 | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 90,681 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 101,676 | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 107,389 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 119,637 | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 193,216 | +61.5% |
| 1990 | 127,442 | -34.0% |
| 1991 | 135,115 | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 126,562 | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 134,146 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 133,864 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 135,299 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 143,502 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 180,152 | +25.5% |
| 1999 | 164,925 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 164,483 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 166,151 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 163,049 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 163,520 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 163,061 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 167,749 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 168,843 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 163,015 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 184,529 | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 179,125 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 204,577 | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 202,002 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 206,220 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 200,093 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 194,811 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 189,679 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 146,653 | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 175,360 | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 163,427 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62,407 | 46,927 | 68,947 | 5 |
| 1980s | 110,772 | 74,567 | 193,216 | 7 |
| 1990s | 142,334 | 126,562 | 180,152 | 9 |
| 2000s | 167,156 | 163,015 | 184,529 | 9 |
| 2010s | 198,403 | 179,125 | 206,220 | 5 |
| 2020s | 173,986 | 146,653 | 194,811 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Egypt?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Egypt was 163,427 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 206,220 in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,927 in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release