48 (a) Under the Management of the Ministry of Education.

Categor}’ of School, I. Vernacular schools— Elementary schools (inaktabs) Higher eleinontury schools Training colleges for elementary teachers Domestic schools Industrial schools . II. Europeanised schools— Infant schools .. Primary schools Secondary schools Technical schools and evening classes Professional classes Egyptian Educational i\Iission in Europe Total ..

Number of Schools.

Attendance.

Boys.

134 6 4 1 3 2 3.0 7 6 5 203 9,524 207 261 *619 170 8,609 2,526 1,026 1,028 30 23,999 Girls.

8,779 464 447 77 578 ' • *82 Total.

18,303 671 708 77 619 170 9,187 2,525 1,026 1,110 30 10,'127 34,426 (b) Under the Inspection of the Ministry of Education.

Category of School. Number of Schools.

Attendance.

Dove. Girls. Total.

I. Vernacular schools— Elementary schools tiuaktabs)— Under other Government departments Provincial Council Private (grant-in-aid scheme) .. Provincial Council higher elementary schools Provincial Council training colleges foi elementary teachers Private domestic schools.. Provincial Council trades schools .. Private tr.ades schools .. II. Europeanised schools— Provincial Council primary schools Private primary schools .. Private secondary schools Training school for nurses and midwives Egyptians studying in Europe at the expense of other departments Egyptians studying in Europe at the expense of the Egyptian University Egyptians studying in EuroiDe at their own expense Total ..

78 484 3,282 18 22 2 12 6 44 83 38 1 4,065 2,389 30,238 177,491 1,370 1,020 1 585 539 3,964 10,179 4,588 0 356 233,725 469 8,937 24,726 *381 47 'us 1,034 2.413 ’*46 38,301 2,858 39,175 202,217 1,370 1,401 47 1,585 787 4,998 12,592 4,588 4(5 1 5 356 272,026 29. Elementary Education.

Although complete reliance cannot be placed on the exactitude of statistics of literacy in Ept, according to the census of 1917 only 8 per cent, of the Egyptian population of "five years of age and above are able to read and write as compared with 6 per cent, in 1907. Too little has been done in the past to meet the educational needs of the population at large. In 1917 the Minister of Education, Sir Adly Yeghen Pasha, who took a great interest in this question, appointed a commission to examine a scheme for the extension of popular education. This commission, after a lengthy investigation of the subject, submitted its unanimous report in November 1918. It is a misfortune that the unrest which was at that moment beginning to manifest itself h'as since rendered it difficult for the authorities to give to this question the consideration which it urgently needs.

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