- 90 -« 551 » - Kuttābs The government's supervision and aid to Kuttābs continued to be successful in 1911, as shown by the following figures: | Year | Number of Kuttābs that received aid | Private funds collected | Amount of aid | |---|---|---|---| | 1909 | 3582 | 3054 | 3041479 G.M. | | 1910 | 3644 | 3139 | 30421888 G.M. | The number of pupils in Kuttābs increased in 1910, as seen in the following table: | Year | Boys | Girls | Total | |---|---|---|---| | 1909 | 174023 | 16852 | 190975 | | 1910 | 184486 | 16709 | 202095 | The buildings and equipment of the Kuttābs were improved, and the teaching within them was also improved, as indicated by the fact that the number of teachers (fuqahā') who became qualified to teach in them reached 3229, compared to 1142 in 1909. Of these, 121 graduated from schools that train Kuttāb teachers.

Those who supervised these Kuttābs determined that the teaching in 1126 Kuttābs was good, and the administration of 1360 Kuttābs was satisfactory.

All these Kuttābs are Islamic, except for 31. The number of non-Muslim pupils is 3239, which is less than 2% of the total number of pupils. The government will also provide what is deserved to the Kuttābs managed by the provincial councils. An agreement has been reached with the councils to provide aid to the councils themselves, not to the Kuttāb teachers.

The Ministry of Education directly manages 145 Kuttābs, with 377 male teachers and 70 female teachers, and a total of 13545 pupils, comprising 606 boys and 4485 girls.