Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in Egypt
Egypt: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) was 163,427 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 163,427 for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Egypt peaked at 206,220 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 46,927, 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 45 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) 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% |
| 1980 | 70,820 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 72,694 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 74,567 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 88,237 | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 90,681 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 96,178 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 101,676 | +5.7% |
| 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% |
| 1998 | 172,538 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 164,925 | -4.4% |
| 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% |
| 2008 | 173,772 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 184,529 | +6.2% |
| 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), gaps filled (male gaps) 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 |
| 1990 | -34.0% | 193,216 | 127,442 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62,407 | 46,927 | 68,947 | 5 |
| 1980s | 101,510 | 70,820 | 193,216 | 10 |
| 1990s | 145,354 | 126,562 | 180,152 | 10 |
| 2000s | 167,817 | 163,015 | 184,529 | 10 |
| 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 (number), gaps filled in Egypt?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Egypt was 163,427 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 206,220 in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,927 in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.