The Ministers of Planning and Education discuss the education sector investment plan
Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, received Mr. Mohamed Abdel Latif, Minister of Education and Technical Education, to discuss the education sector investment plan for the new fiscal year 2025/2026, within the framework of the economic and social development plan.
During the meeting, Dr. Rania Al-Mashat emphasized that the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation is working to intensify public investments directed towards the education sector, which is a priority sector in efforts to achieve human development. This includes providing the necessary support and investments for various stages of education, as well as technical education, which plays an effective role in developing human capital and meeting the needs of the labor market.
She pointed out that the current fiscal year 2024/2025 plan includes directing government investments of approximately EGP 56 billion to the Ministry of Education and Technical Education and its affiliated entities. These investments are expected to increase to approximately EGP 61 billion in the next fiscal year, an increase of EGP 5 billion.
For his part, Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif emphasized that the pre-university education sector is the cornerstone of achieving sustainable human development. This is achieved by ensuring access to and quality education for all without discrimination, expanding the construction of schools, developing the learning environment, and equipping them with supporting technologies, in line with the National Human Rights Strategy "The Right to Education."
Mr. Mohamed Abdel Latif continued by emphasizing the Ministry's commitment to linking educational curricula to the needs of the labor market and preparing learners and trainees who are capable of thinking and technically and technologically proficient, thus contributing effectively to economic activities and increasing productivity. He emphasized the need to continue developing the educational process to stimulate creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship, while incorporating technology as a fundamental educational component, which ultimately leads to human development and positively impacts the economy.
The meeting included a review of the most important priorities of the investment plan for the next fiscal year 2025/26 for the education sector, which are represented in providing classrooms and developing existing schools in light of the importance of expanding the availability of education services, especially in deprived and high-priority areas, reducing class densities to ensure the quality of education, and developing existing schools to increase safety rates. It also included expanding the availability of distinguished and competitive education schools, given their importance in providing a quality of schools that suit the middle class and ensure the competitiveness of the outcomes of the educational process. It also included developing the technical and applied education system by strengthening partnerships with the private sector in establishing applied technology schools that help provide workers whose skills are in line with the labor market. It also included digital transformation that supports the educational process, as it is important to evaluate the impact of digital transformation on the education system, especially with regard to developing students’ skills.