Education in Red Sea, Egypt: official figures
12.0% of people aged 10 and over in Red Sea could not read or write at the 2017 census (15.1% of women, 9.1% of men), the lowest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 25.8%). In 2006 the rate was 12.7%.
How many teachers are there in Red Sea?
Public schools in Red Sea (excluding Al-Azhar and technical schools) had 5,228 teachers in 2023/24, up 0.6% on 2019/20 (Egypt: down 8.5%); 72% 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 Red Sea primary schools?
Government primary schools in Red Sea had 61,642 pupils and 2,101 teachers in 2023/24, 29 pupils per teacher, 10th 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 Red Sea go to private school?
Private primary schools taught another 8,182 pupils, 11.7% 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 Red Sea?
Red Sea had 26 schools for pupils with disabilities in 2023/24, with 91 classes and 498 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 Red Sea had 9,958 students and 569 teachers in 2023/24, 18 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 7.5% of people aged 4 and over in Red Sea (24,010 people) had enrolled in school and later dropped out, 13th 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 Red Sea compares with other governorates
Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) (2017)
Red Sea ranks 27 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)
Red Sea ranks 18 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per teacher, government primary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kafr El Sheikh | 32 |
| 16 | Sharqia | 31 |
| 17 | Minya | 30 |
| 18 | Red Sea | 29 |
| 19 | Suez | 28 |
| 20 | Qena | 28 |
| 21 | Aswan | 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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