CAIRO – 25 September 2020: Figures by Egypt’s official statistical agency have shown that the country has spent LE 896.1 billion on education over the past 10 years, with 2019/2020 winning the lion’s share. Throughout 2019 and 2020, the country has spent LE 132 billion on education, down from LE 115.7 billion in the financial year 2018/2019, LE 107.1 billion in 2017/2018, LE 104 billion in 2016/2017, LE 99.3 billion in 2015/2016 and LE 99.4 billion in 2014/2015, figures by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) revealed. In 2010/2011 and 2011/2012, which included the January 25 revolution and consequent turmoil, LE 47.1 billion and LE 51.8 billion respectively went to education. Allocations significantly rose in the following year to reach LE 64 billion and rose by more than 26 percent in 2013/2014 to reach LE 80.9 billion. Pre-university education in 2019/2020 got LE 81.4 billion of the allocations, against LE 32.6 billion for university education.

Source: Egypt Today September 25, 2020 15:45 UTC