Education in Sohag, Egypt: official figures
33.6% of people aged 10 and over in Sohag could not read or write at the 2017 census (41.5% of women, 26.1% of men), 5th highest of the 27 governorates (Egypt: 25.8%). In 2006 the rate was 38.5%.
How many teachers are there in Sohag?
Public schools in Sohag (excluding Al-Azhar and technical schools) had 39,050 teachers in 2023/24, down 6.5% on 2019/20 (Egypt: down 8.5%); 59% 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 Sohag primary schools?
Government primary schools in Sohag had 709,951 pupils and 20,547 teachers in 2023/24, 35 pupils per teacher, joint 10th highest 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 Sohag go to private school?
Private primary schools taught another 37,648 pupils, 5.0% 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 Sohag?
Sohag had 40 schools for pupils with disabilities in 2023/24, with 179 classes and 2,152 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 Sohag had 70,289 students and 3,008 teachers in 2023/24, 23 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 8.5% of people aged 4 and over in Sohag (369,457 people) had enrolled in school and later dropped out, 6th 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 Sohag compares with other governorates
Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) (2017)
Sohag ranks 5 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Illiteracy, people aged 10+ (2017 census) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Qena | 29.1% |
Pupils per teacher, government primary schools (2023/24)
Sohag ranks 11 of 27, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per teacher, government primary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Qalyubia | 37 |
| 9 | Ismailia | 36 |
| 10 | Dakahlia | 35 |
| 11 | Sohag | 35 |
| 12 | Matrouh | 35 |
| 13 | Gharbia | 34 |
| 14 | Monufia | 33 |
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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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