Trained teachers in preprimary education in Egypt
Egypt: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Egypt, 2016–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in preprimary education in Egypt is 82.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education in Egypt peaked at 82.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 67th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 76.5% | — |
| 2019 | 82.8% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 75.5% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.7% | 76.5% | 82.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 75.5% | 82.3% | 4 |
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 trained teachers in preprimary education in Egypt?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education in Egypt was 82.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- Egypt ranks 67th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 preprimary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.