Primary education, teachers in Egypt
Egypt: Primary education, teachers was 483,053 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Egypt stood at 483,053.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Egypt peaked at 533,935 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99,918, in 1971.
Egypt ranks 10th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 119,170 | 99,918 | 127,021 | 5 |
| 1980s | 203,726 | 137,045 | 373,572 | 8 |
| 1990s | 298,734 | 261,613 | 356,499 | 9 |
| 2000s | 362,953 | 345,828 | 382,488 | 9 |
| 2010s | 493,191 | 380,111 | 533,935 | 5 |
| 2020s | 495,417 | 441,263 | 526,106 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 7 Mexico 571,832 compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 561,172 compare
- 9 Philippines 527,504 compare
- 11 Pakistan 445,877 compare
- 12 Japan 440,864 compare
- 13 Bangladesh 383,624 compare
More education data for Egypt
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 36.11 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 20.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Egypt?
- Primary education, teachers in Egypt was 483,053 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 533,935 in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,918 in 1971.
- How does Egypt rank for primary education, teachers?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Primary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.