Egypt, Arab Rep.: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Key figures

Since 1995 it is down 20.19% from 21.01 in 1995 (0.98% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 12 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.88 in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.8 in 2003. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Egypt, Arab Rep. had the 18th highest value of the 38 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2018 ranking

• Viet Nam — 14th of 38: 17.55
• Lao PDR — 15th of 38: 17.33
• Belize — 16th of 38: 17.31
• Sri Lanka — 18th of 38: 16.7
• Pakistan — 19th of 38: 16.43
• Cabo Verde — 20th of 38: 15.69

What this measures

Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 12 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 33.87 (2018)
• Djibouti — 29.96 (2019)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 21.33 (2017)
• Israel — 15.12 (2016)
• Lebanon — 7.4 (2016)
• Oman — 10.37 (2018)
• Pakistan — 16.43 (2018)
• Qatar — 11.66 (2018)
• Tunisia — 13.63 (2018)
• United Arab Emirates — 13.58 (2016)
• West Bank and Gaza

More education data for Egypt, Arab Rep.

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 15.4 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 96.71% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 96.7% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 96.71% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 11.56 million (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?

16.77 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1995?

It is down 20.19% from 21.01 in 1995 (0.98% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 22.08 in 2002 and the lowest 16.03 in 2009.

How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank?

18th highest of 38 economies with data for 2018.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.LO.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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