Student Attendance in Egyptian Schools Jumps from 15% to 87% Following Education Reforms
Egyptian public schools have seen a massive surge in student attendance, jumping from roughly 15% to 87%. Officials attribute the success to a comprehensive overhaul of the education system, which has also been linked to smaller class sizes and improved literacy across the country.
Student attendance in Egyptian public schools has surged dramatically from 15 percent to 87 percent, according to the country's education minister. The significant increase is being attributed to a years-long, comprehensive overhaul of the national public education system.
Minister Mohamed Abdel-Latif highlighted the promising new figures during a recent meeting with Stefan Emblad, the World Bank’s regional director for Egypt, Yemen, and Djibouti. The meeting was organized to assess the overall pace of the educational reforms and to explore avenues for deeper cooperation between the Egyptian government and the World Bank.
According to the Ministry of Education, a UNICEF study was cited as evidence that the public education system's transformation is successfully taking hold. Beyond getting youth to return to the classroom, regional reports indicate that the educational reforms have also been directly linked to lowering average class sizes and generating measurable improvements in student literacy across Egyptian schools.