Education in Minya, Egypt: official figures
37.2% of people aged 10 and over in Minya could not read or write at the 2017 census (45.4% of women, 29.5% of men), the highest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 25.8%). In 2006 the rate was 41.3%.
How many teachers are there in Minya?
Public schools in Minya (excluding Al-Azhar and technical schools) had 51,326 teachers in 2023/24, down 7.5% on 2019/20 (Egypt: down 8.5%); 56% 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 Minya primary schools?
Government primary schools in Minya had 811,195 pupils and 26,755 teachers in 2023/24, 30 pupils per teacher, 11th 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 Minya go to private school?
Private primary schools taught another 47,451 pupils, 5.5% 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 Minya?
Minya had 52 schools for pupils with disabilities in 2023/24, with 226 classes and 2,182 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 Minya had 74,272 students and 4,487 teachers in 2023/24, 17 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 5.4% of people aged 4 and over in Minya (261,654 people) had enrolled in school and later dropped out, the 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 Minya compares with other governorates
Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) (2017)
Minya ranks 1 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minya | 37.2% |
| 2 | Beni Suef | 35.9% |
| 3 | Asyut | 34.6% |
| 4 | Faiyum | 34.0% |
| 5 | Sohag | 33.6% |
| 6 | Beheira | 32.9% |
| 7 | Matrouh | 31.9% |
Pupils per teacher, government primary schools (2023/24)
Minya ranks 17 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per teacher, government primary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Monufia | 33 |
| 15 | Kafr El Sheikh | 32 |
| 16 | Sharqia | 31 |
| 17 | Minya | 30 |
| 18 | Red Sea | 29 |
| 19 | Suez | 28 |
| 20 | Qena | 28 |
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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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