Higher education in Egypt: 2014 vs 2021

Earlier this month, the Higher Education Ministry ran a comparison of the state of higher education in 2021 versus where it was back in 2014. All the stats are pointing upwards, with more students, universities, faculties, faculty members, published academic papers and university hospitals.

Also significant is the fact that public and private sector spending has been growing in tandem. In total, 3 million students are enrolled in Egypt, which is 30.4% higher than 2014. Some 1,150 students were sent to study abroad in 2021. But more students are coming in: There are 87k international students currently enrolled in Egypt’s public and private universities. Egypt currently boasts 36 private universities and technical colleges that offer apprenticeship programs. The number of public universities jumped from 23 to 27 between 2014 and 2021, marking a 17.4% increase that is being reflected in our public spending: the ministry’s budget increased 160% between 2014 and 2021, reaching a total of EGP 65 bilion.

We’re also seeing diversity in what’s being taught in universities: For instance, you can now study motorsports engineering and computer games development,nuclear power stations engineering or ethical hacking and cyber security.

If you would like to read the original press article you can find it here