Education in Port Said, Egypt: official figures
14.1% of people aged 10 and over in Port Said could not read or write at the 2017 census (15.8% of women, 12.5% of men), 2nd lowest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 25.8%). In 2006 the rate was 16.4%.
How many teachers are there in Port Said?
Public schools in Port Said (excluding Al-Azhar and technical schools) had 9,195 teachers in 2023/24, down 7.8% on 2019/20 (Egypt: down 8.5%); 74% 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 Port Said primary schools?
Government primary schools in Port Said had 78,790 pupils and 4,249 teachers in 2023/24, 19 pupils per teacher, 4th 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 Port Said go to private school?
Private primary schools taught another 10,913 pupils, 12.2% 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 Port Said?
Port Said had 16 schools for pupils with disabilities in 2023/24, with 56 classes and 286 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 Port Said had 13,316 students and 1,098 teachers in 2023/24, 12 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 5.5% of people aged 4 and over in Port Said (38,029 people) had enrolled in school and later dropped out, 3rd 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 Port Said compares with other governorates
Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) (2017)
Port Said ranks 26 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Alexandria | 19.0% |
| 22 | South Sinai | 16.6% |
| 23 | Cairo | 16.2% |
| 24 | Suez | 15.3% |
| 25 | New Valley | 14.7% |
| 26 | Port Said | 14.1% |
| 27 | Red Sea | 12.0% |
Pupils per teacher, government primary schools (2023/24)
Port Said ranks 24 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per teacher, government primary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aswan | 28 |
| 22 | Luxor | 27 |
| 23 | Damietta | 24 |
| 24 | Port Said | 19 |
| 25 | South Sinai | 18 |
| 26 | North Sinai | 17 |
| 27 | New Valley | 9 |
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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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