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The public education system in Egypt consists of three levels: the basic education stage for 4–14 years old: kindergarten for two years followed by primary school for six years and preparatory school (ISCED Level 2) for three years.
Egypt has an extensive education system that outstrips all others in the Middle East and North Africa, and where even tertiary education is free. The compulsory primary education program follows kindergarten at age 4.
The Egyptian education system follows a 6+3+3 structure, with 6 years of primary school, 3 years of secondary school and 3 years of senior secondary school. Pupils after completion of 9 years of mandatory schooling are awarded a Basic Education Certificate.
The Egyptian education system starts at the pre-primary level. Nevertheless, mandatory education begins from the six years of primary education at the age of six, followed by three years of...
Today, Egypt has the largest education system in the MENA region with 12.2 million elementary students, 8.9 million secondary students and 2.8 million tertiary students, according to UIS data.
UNICEF Egypt collaborates with partners to further develop the education system that provides Egypt’s children, adolescent and youth, with quality and relevant learning opportunities that change their lives and the lives of their children.
The World Bank’s US$500 million Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project is helping Egypt in this ambitious reform process. The new Education 2.0 framework uses a competency-based curriculum, focused on the experience of learners, and is being rolled out while the existing curriculum is reformed.
Starting with the early grades in 2017-2019, the reformed curriculum is gradually being rolled out up to upper secondary education. The initial Education 2.0 rollout plan held that by 2030, the transformative reforms from Education 2.0 would be the only operating education system.
With over 23 million students enrolled in pre-primary, primary and secondary education, the Egyptian education system is the biggest in the Middle East and North Africa.
As part of Egypt’s overarching Strategic Vision 2030, the government has developed a five-year education sector plan (ESP) for reforming the education system, structured around four policy priority pillars: Access and participation; Quality of learning and teaching; Equity and inclusion; Governance and management of the system.