Trained teachers in primary education in Egypt
Egypt: Trained teachers in primary education was 87.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary 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 primary education in Egypt stood at 87.1%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Egypt peaked at 87.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 2016.
Egypt ranks 90th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in primary education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 74.1% | — |
| 2018 | 82.7% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.5% | 74.1% | 84.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 78.9% | 87.1% | 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 primary education in Egypt?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Egypt was 87.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Egypt ranks 90th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 primary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.