Education in Qena, Egypt: official figures
29.1% of people aged 10 and over in Qena could not read or write at the 2017 census (37.7% of women, 20.9% of men), 8th highest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 25.8%). In 2006 the rate was 34.8%.
How many teachers are there in Qena?
Public schools in Qena (excluding Al-Azhar and technical schools) had 31,510 teachers in 2023/24, down 7.4% on 2019/20 (Egypt: down 8.5%); 54% 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 Qena primary schools?
Government primary schools in Qena had 478,310 pupils and 17,307 teachers in 2023/24, 28 pupils per teacher, joint 7th 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 Qena go to private school?
Private primary schools taught another 6,525 pupils, 1.3% 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 Qena?
Qena had 38 schools for pupils with disabilities in 2023/24, with 157 classes and 1,462 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 Qena had 43,886 students and 2,778 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 8.0% of people aged 4 and over in Qena (223,441 people) had enrolled in school and later dropped out, 7th 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 Qena compares with other governorates
Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) (2017)
Qena ranks 8 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sohag | 33.6% |
| 6 | Beheira | 32.9% |
| 7 | Matrouh | 31.9% |
| 8 | Qena | 29.1% |
| 9 | Kafr El Sheikh | 28.5% |
| 10 | Sharqia | 25.9% |
| 11 | Luxor | 25.9% |
Pupils per teacher, government primary schools (2023/24)
Qena ranks 20 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per teacher, government primary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Minya | 30 |
| 18 | Red Sea | 29 |
| 19 | Suez | 28 |
| 20 | Qena | 28 |
| 21 | Aswan | 28 |
| 22 | Luxor | 27 |
| 23 | Damietta | 24 |
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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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