The Case for Decentralization as a Tool for Improving Quality in Egyptian Basic Education

03-06-2015
Author(s): Laila El Baradei, Professor of Public Administration and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
Publication Number: ECES-WP180-E

Introduction:

Education quality in Egypt is suffering. If we go by last year’s Global Competitiveness Report 2013/2014 where Egypt ranked 148 out of 148 countries in terms of quality of primary education, or by this year’s report 2014/2015 where it ranked 141 out of 144 countries (World Economic Forum 2013; 2014), the situation is very bleak.

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