Education in Luxor, Egypt: official figures
25.9% of people aged 10 and over in Luxor could not read or write at the 2017 census (32.5% of women, 19.7% of men), joint 10th highest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 25.8%). In 2006 the rate was 27.8%.
How many teachers are there in Luxor?
Public schools in Luxor (excluding Al-Azhar and technical schools) had 10,578 teachers in 2023/24, down 11.8% on 2019/20 (Egypt: down 8.5%); 59% 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 Luxor primary schools?
Government primary schools in Luxor had 153,642 pupils and 5,597 teachers in 2023/24, 27 pupils per teacher, 6th lowest 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 Luxor go to private school?
Private primary schools taught another 4,383 pupils, 2.8% 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 Luxor?
Luxor had 23 schools for pupils with disabilities in 2023/24, with 85 classes and 478 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 Luxor had 14,634 students and 909 teachers in 2023/24, 16 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 7.8% of people aged 4 and over in Luxor (87,141 people) had enrolled in school and later dropped out, 10th highest of the 27 governorates. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) (copy published by the Ministry of Social Solidarity) · saved copy
How Luxor compares with other governorates
Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) (2017)
Luxor ranks 11 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Qena | 29.1% |
| 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% |
Pupils per teacher, government primary schools (2023/24)
Luxor ranks 22 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per teacher, government primary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Suez | 28 |
| 20 | Qena | 28 |
| 21 | Aswan | 28 |
| 22 | Luxor | 27 |
| 23 | Damietta | 24 |
| 24 | Port Said | 19 |
| 25 | South Sinai | 18 |
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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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