Education in Sharqia, Egypt: official figures
25.9% of people aged 10 and over in Sharqia could not read or write at the 2017 census (30.4% of women, 21.7% of men), joint 10th highest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 25.8%). In 2006 the rate was 32.2%.
How many teachers are there in Sharqia?
Public schools in Sharqia (excluding Al-Azhar and technical schools) had 60,517 teachers in 2023/24, down 13.2% on 2019/20 (Egypt: down 8.5%); 65% 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 Sharqia primary schools?
Government primary schools in Sharqia had 935,199 pupils and 29,704 teachers in 2023/24, 31 pupils per teacher, 12th 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 Sharqia go to private school?
Private primary schools taught another 34,917 pupils, 3.6% 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 Sharqia?
Sharqia had 71 schools for pupils with disabilities in 2023/24, with 318 classes and 3,013 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 Sharqia had 159,356 students and 7,200 teachers in 2023/24, 22 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 6.0% of people aged 4 and over in Sharqia (382,666 people) had enrolled in school and later dropped out, 6th 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 Sharqia compares with other governorates
Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) (2017)
Sharqia ranks 10 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Matrouh | 31.9% |
| 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% |
Pupils per teacher, government primary schools (2023/24)
Sharqia ranks 16 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per teacher, government primary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Gharbia | 34 |
| 14 | Monufia | 33 |
| 15 | Kafr El Sheikh | 32 |
| 16 | Sharqia | 31 |
| 17 | Minya | 30 |
| 18 | Red Sea | 29 |
| 19 | Suez | 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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