- 70 -(2) Schools inspected by the Ministry of Education | Schools | Number | Male Students | Female Students | Total | | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | | **(1) Primary Schools** | | | | | | Railway Schools | 360 | 15,610 | 840 | 16,450 | | Provincial Councils Schools | 119 | 50,853 | 3,332 | 57,185 | | Private Quranic Schools with Aid | 2,394 | 157,588 | 16,694 | 174,282 | | Home Schools Affiliated with Provincial Councils | 3 | ... | 321 | 321 | | Provincial Councils Schools for Training Quranic Teachers | 16 | 1,029 | 100 | 1,129 | | Government Reformatory | 1 | 743 | 71 | 814 | | Provincial Councils Industrial and Agricultural Schools | 23 | 2,290 | ... | 2,290 | | Private Industrial and Agricultural Schools | 3 | 418 | 72 | 490 | | **(2) Higher Schools** | | | | | | Higher Primary Schools Affiliated with Provincial Councils | 78 | 8,831 | 1,663 | 10,494 | | Private Higher Primary Schools | 19 | 23,030 | 447 | 23,477 | | Secondary Schools Affiliated with Provincial Councils | 2 | 279 | ... | 379 | | Private Secondary Schools | 4 | 963 | ... | 963 | | School of Arts (Private) | 1 | 103 | ... | 103 | | School for Training Nurses and Midwives | 1 | ... | 45 | 45 | | Students Studying in Europe at the Expense of Provincial Councils and Others | ... | 20 | ... | 20 | | Students Studying in Europe at Their Own Expense | ... | 300 | 1 | 301 | | **Total** | **4,493** | **237,434** | **25,861** | **263,295** | ---### 22 - Primary Education In 1913, there were 7,119 male students in the primary schools affiliated with the Ministry of Education, a slight increase from 1912. Most of them attended classes, with an average attendance rate of 96 percent of those registered. The Ministry closed its primary school in Qena, following a new policy where provincial schools would share in government education. The students from the Qena school were transferred to the Provincial Council school there.