Education in Giza, Egypt: official figures
24.9% of people aged 10 and over in Giza could not read or write at the 2017 census (29.6% of women, 20.5% of men), 12th highest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 25.8%). In 2006 the rate was 19.7%.
How many teachers are there in Giza?
Public schools in Giza (excluding Al-Azhar and technical schools) had 62,004 teachers in 2023/24, down 1.0% on 2019/20 (Egypt: down 8.5%); 65% were women.
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow many pupils per teacher are there in Giza primary schools?
Government primary schools in Giza had 1,115,503 pupils and 19,783 teachers in 2023/24, 56 pupils per teacher, the highest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 36).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyHow many children in Giza go to private school?
Private primary schools taught another 252,560 pupils, 18.5% of all primary pupils in government and private schools (Egypt: 9.3%).
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyAre there schools for children with disabilities in Giza?
Giza had 97 schools for pupils with disabilities in 2023/24, with 430 classes and 3,779 pupils.
Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copyMore figures
- Government general secondary schools in Giza had 178,172 students and 5,346 teachers in 2023/24, 33 students per teacher (Egypt: 22). Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy
- At the 2017 census 7.3% of people aged 4 and over in Giza (555,347 people) had enrolled in school and later dropped out, 11th lowest of the 27 governorates. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy
How Giza compares with other governorates
Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) (2017)
Giza ranks 12 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Kafr El Sheikh | 28.5% |
| 10 | Sharqia | 25.9% |
| 11 | Luxor | 25.9% |
| 12 | Giza | 24.9% |
| 13 | Qalyubia | 23.7% |
| 14 | Dakahlia | 23.6% |
| 15 | North Sinai | 23.3% |
Pupils per teacher, government primary schools (2023/24)
Giza ranks 1 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per teacher, government primary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giza | 56 |
| 2 | Beheira | 46 |
| 3 | Faiyum | 45 |
| 4 | Cairo | 43 |
| 5 | Alexandria | 42 |
| 6 | Beni Suef | 42 |
| 7 | Asyut | 38 |
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Sources
- Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity): Statistical Yearbook 2025, part 3: table 21-7 (illiteracy among people aged 10 and over, 2006 and 2017 censuses), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 325979811b41…)
- Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity): Statistical Yearbook 2025, part 2: tables 11-6 (public pre-university teachers, 2019/20-2023/24), 11-8 and 11-10 (primary and general secondary pupils and teachers, 2023/24), 11-25 (schools for pupils with disabilities) and 11-40 (school drop-out, 2017 census); Ministry of Education and Technical Education, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 72f291831ffa…)
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