Teachers in primary education, male in Egypt

Egypt: Teachers in primary education, male was 200,093 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
200,093 number
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
9th
of 196 countries
All-time high
206,220 number
in 2018
All-time low
46,927 number
in 1971
Years of data
35
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Egypt, 1971–2019

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1971199520191971: 46.9k number1976: 61.9k number1977: 67.2k number1978: 67.0k number1979: 68.9k number1982: 74.6k number1983: 88.2k number1984: 90.7k number1986: 101.7k number1987: 107.4k number1988: 119.6k number1989: 193.2k number1990: 127.4k number1991: 135.1k number1992: 126.6k number1993: 134.1k number1994: 133.9k number1995: 135.3k number1996: 143.5k number1997: 180.2k number1999: 164.9k number2000: 164.5k number2001: 166.2k number2002: 163.0k number2003: 163.5k number2004: 163.1k number2005: 167.7k number2006: 168.8k number2007: 163.0k number2009: 184.5k number2010: 179.1k number2016: 204.6k number2017: 202.0k number2018: 206.2k number2019: 200.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Egypt stood at 200,093 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Egypt peaked at 206,220 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 46,927 number, in 1971.

Egypt ranks 9th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 62,407 number 46,927 number 68,947 number 5
1980s 110,772 number 74,567 number 193,216 number 7
1990s 142,334 number 126,562 number 180,152 number 9
2000s 167,156 number 163,015 number 184,529 number 9
2010s 198,403 number 179,125 number 206,220 number 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 6 United States 228,748 number compare
  2. 7 Pakistan 228,603 number compare
  3. 8 Bangladesh 223,255 number compare
  4. 10 Mexico 186,272 number compare
  5. 11 Ethiopia 162,990 number compare
  6. 12 Japan 134,400 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Egypt?
Teachers in primary education, male in Egypt was 200,093 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 206,220 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 46,927 number in 1971.
How does Egypt rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Egypt ranks 9th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/