WIn the 21st century, the Government of Egypt has given greater priority to improving the education system. According to the Human Development Index (HDI), Egypt is ranked 115 in the HDI, and 9 in the lowest 10 HDI countries in the Middle East and Northern Africa, in 2014. With the help of the World Bank and other multilateral organizations Egypt aims to increase access in early childhood to care and education and the inclusion of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at all levels of education, especially at the tertiary level. The government is responsible for offering free education at all levels. The current overall expenditure on education is about 12.6 percent as of 2007. Investment in education as a percentage of GDP rose to 4.8 in 2005 but then fell to 3.7 in 2007. The Ministry of Education is also tackling a number of issues: trying to move from a highly centralized system to offering more autonomy to individual institutions, thereby increasing accountability.
WDar al-Ulum, is an educational institution designed to produce students with both an Islamic and modern secondary education. It was founded in 1871 and is now a faculty of Cairo University; it became commonly called Faculty of Dar al-Ulum.
WThe Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies is a center for fundamental research on the sources of Arab-Islamic civilization. Founded in 1953, it is located in Cairo.
WThe Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) is an online library archive and resource that provides access to learning resources and tools for educators, researchers, students, and the general public of Egypt.
WHigher Technological Institute is the first private technological institute in Egypt. It is a co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university located in 10th of Ramadan City. It is considered one of the top engineering institutions in the Middle East and the flagship campus of the Higher Technological Institute System which comprises four main campuses within the city – the Higher Technological Institute at Tenth of Ramadan City, the Higher Technological Institute at 6 October City, the Higher Technological Institute at Mersa Matrouh, and the Higher Technological Institute at Al Minya. More than 20,000 students are enrolled in many undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. It is classified as a research university with very high research activity in environmental development. Founded by Prof. Mustafa Kamel, its present name was adopted in 1987 and classes were first held on September 21, 1988. It is noted for its strong engineering majors, business, computer sciences, communication disorders, creative writing, and history programs. It was founded by Prof. Mustafa Kamel on 27 October 1988, according to the law of non-profit national higher institutions No. 52 of 1970. The first academic year started on 21 September 1988. Total enrollment for the fall semester of 2014 was 21,976. The university campus comprises exactly 220 acres (89 ha), including Old Main, the first permanent academic building erected. The ratio of students to faculty is 40:1.
WThe Ministry of Education and Technical Education is a ministry responsible for education in Egypt.
WPyramids Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology is an Egyptian higher institute affiliated to Al-Baraka Association for Social and Educational Services. The Institute was established by Ministerial Resolution No. (2591) for the year 2007 in accordance with Law No. 52 for the year 1970.