Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Egypt
Egypt: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 288,660 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Egypt, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Egypt stood at 288,660 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Egypt peaked at 291,584 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 171,470 number, in 1995.
Egypt ranks 8th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 171,470 number | — |
| 1996 | 194,313 number | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 246,695 number | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 253,786 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 260,925 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 254,438 number | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 253,448 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 256,820 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 276,985 number | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 268,831 number | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 290,002 number | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 286,728 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 291,584 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 288,660 number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 204,159 number | 171,470 number | 246,695 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 259,400 number | 253,448 number | 276,985 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 285,161 number | 268,831 number | 291,584 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.87 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 319,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.92 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Egypt?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Egypt was 288,660 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 291,584 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 171,470 number in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.