EGYPT
Many of the articles and Web-site refer to the same problems in Egypt. I mainly find my resource through-out the news or CNN web site or friends from Egypt.
While Egypt struggles to wade through political problems, its education system suffers
Literacy rates are low and unemployment is high, especially among females
Many middle-class families are spending a large part of their income on private tutoring
A few start-up companies have emerged, however, to address the education deficit.
Two and a half years after the country's uprising began, Egypt's fledgling democracy is stillborn, stubbornly stuck between its past and future. And as the government struggles to wade through the country's protracted political problems, Egypt's festering education system is orphaned -- even though, with a growing youth population, it's key to the country's future.(CNN., 2013)
In the World Economic Forum's latest report on global competitiveness, Egypt ranked near the bottom -- 131st out of 144 countries -- for quality of primary education. Egypt's literacy rate is 66%, according to a 2011 United Nations report. Meanwhile, a report by London think tank Chatham House says just $129 a year is spent on each Egyptian student; the United States, for example, spends 40 times as much.(CNN., 2013)
Reference:
http//www.CNN.com/2013/frica/egypt-court-ruling
