Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Egypt
Egypt: Trained teachers in lower secondary education was 86.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Egypt, 2016–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in lower secondary education in Egypt stood at 86.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education in Egypt peaked at 86.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 2016.
That places Egypt 53rd out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 69.1% | — |
| 2018 | 83.3% | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.0% | 69.1% | 84.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 74.8% | 86.5% | 4 |
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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 trained teachers in lower secondary education in Egypt?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Egypt was 86.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education?
- Egypt ranks 53rd out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in lower secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.