Egypt became a partner of GPE in September 2023. Although the country has attained gender equality in school attendance, child marriage, and unfavorable gender norms cause 53% of girls to drop out of secondary school.
Egypt, with GPE assistance, has established a comprehensive education sector strategy to overhaul its education system, ensuring universal access to equitable, inclusive, and high-quality education for all girls and boys.
The country is dedicated to attaining gender equality, as stated in Egypt’s Vision 2030, and gender equality is a significant component of the sector strategy.
Egypt’s Ministry of Education and Technical Education (MoETE) has been supported by GPE’s partnership with GIZ (the German agency for International Cooperation) to build a more gender-responsive education system.
To assist the government’s initiative to strengthen gender equality and tackle challenges marginalized girls face as well as harmful gender norms in schools, GIZ supported the participation of MoETE staff and partners in a multi-country workshop in Dakar, Senegal, facilitated by the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) in December 2023.
In its education sector plan, the government of Egypt commits to improving opportunities and empowerment for girls by addressing gender gaps in sustained educational participation and regional disparities in learning outcomes for specific subject areas
