Egypt plans to derive 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020

FACT No 7

Egypt plans to derive 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020
Women to form 11% of Egypt's next parliament

FACT No 22

Egypt is home to 30% of the Arab world's bloggers
Egypt's economy is expected to grow four percent in 2009, in the midst of the global recession

FACT No 3

Egypt's economy is expected to grow four percent in 2009, in the midst of the global recession
Cairo is home to Africa's only subway

FACT No 5

Cairo is home to Africa's only subway
The World Bank named Egypt 2008's top economic reformer in the Middle East for the third year in a row

FACT No 1

The World Bank named Egypt 2008's top economic reformer in the Middle East for the third year in a row

More than half of secondary students in Egypt are female.

More than half of secondary students in Egypt are female.

More than half of secondary students in Egypt are female.

The Egyptian government’s commitment to promoting educational opportunities for girls as a primary route to gender equality is producing results:

  • There are now more girls than boys in secondary education.
  • The gap in primary education is almost completely bridged, and is on track to be eliminated by 2014. 
  • The literacy rate for female youths rose from 67 percent in 1990 to 81 percent in 2005, and is expected to be more than 95 percent in 2015.

Source: Egypt Human Development Report 2008, p.39