Egypt’s higher education sector has undergone a remarkable transformation since 2014, with wide expansion and an increase in the number of universities and students, underscoring a strategic commitment to advancing educational standards. In 2014, there were 2.3 million students enrolled in 50 universities nationwide, a 2023 study by the British Council in Egypt revealed. By the end of 2022, this figure had surged to 3.3 million students attending 92 institutions, including 28 public universities, 27 private universities, and 20 nonprofit universities partially subsidized by the government. The country’s higher education sector also saw the launch of 10 technology universities, with six opening their doors in the 2022-23 academic year. According to Adel Abdel-Ghaffar, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR), the government had raised the budget for higher education from EGP 24.5 billion (USD 503 million) in 2014 to EGP 85.7 billion (USD 1.76 billion) in 2023. In 2023, 14 Egyptian universities were listed in the QS World University Rankings, an annual ranking that evaluates the top institutions on various criteria, marking an increase from five universities in 2017, Abdel-Ghaffar noted. Cairo University led the…
Egypt’s Education Sector Expands Steadily Over Ten Years
September 18, 2024
By Nadine Tag
Journalist
