The minister's statement came during the opening session of the first edition of the Global Congress for Population, Health, and Development hosted in the New Administrative Capital on September 5-8. Comparing Egypt with Iran, which implemented a population project, and Turkey, the population in each would be increasing, between 2040 and 2050, by 17 million, one million, and three million, respectively, Minister Abdel Ghaffar pointed out. "What’s more important than the population size, is its characteristics. The minister underlined that every pound the government spends on family planning saves LE151.7. On her side, Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala al-Said stated that Egypt spent LE18 billion in 2023 to maintain classroom crowdedness at 48 students instead of investing in education quality.
