Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Egypt
Egypt: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 163,427 in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 (number) 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% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 163,427 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,764, 6.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 163,427 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13,344, 12.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (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 | +61.5% | 119,637 | 193,216 |
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
- 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, 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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February 2026 Data Release