Interest in primary education has increased greatly in recent years, and the conditions of the kuttabs have improved, and the sources of expenditure on them have increased. The number of kuttabs established in the provinces and cities has reached 1101, each with a capacity of 100 students. 300,000 Egyptian pounds were donated by individuals and the government for the establishment of a school to train the necessary teachers for these kuttabs.

In addition to this, patriotic zeal has motivated benefactors to endow kuttabs. The endowments of some distinguished individuals in the country have reached thousands of feddans, which are spent on schools in recent years. The Dakahlia province has taken the lead in this endeavor, as it has in establishing new schools, by donating 40 feddans of land and some real estate in Mansoura city. The endowments amounted to 300,000 Egyptian pounds, with an annual income of 10,000 Egyptian pounds. The government, seeing this sentiment, offered to donate the necessary land for building kuttabs. A request was submitted in 1917 for seventy feddans, and the government responded by approving 8 feddans and rejecting the request for 62 feddans for various reasons. The matter is still under consideration.

The expenses of the Ministry of Education for primary education (kuttabs) in 1907 amounted to 1108, excluding the expenses for new buildings, which amounted to 1104 in 1908.

There is now a strong inclination among people to educate girls. The government girls' schools are overflowing with students, and efforts are being made to establish girls' schools throughout the country through individuals and societies.

The difference in the government's view of girls' education is evident in the change that has occurred in the number of students. In 1907, the number of students in the higher division was 20, and this number increased to 510 in 1908. In the same year, the number of students in the lower division was 112, and this number increased to 1120. In the same year, the number of students in the higher division was 510, and there were no students in the lower division. 112 of them passed the final exam in July. Nine teachers were appointed to teach in private kuttabs. The number of students in the second division was 112.

As the number of trainee teachers increased, the Ministry of Education facilitated the increase of private kuttabs for girls in the coming year.