ILLITERACY IN EGYPT
200 NEW SCHOOLS TO BE ESTABLISHED
(Received July 6, 1 a.m.)
CAIRO, July 5,
The Budget provides for the creation of 200 additional primary schools, with compulsory attendance. This is believed to be the direct result of a recent revelation that 88 per cent, of the native population is illiterate.
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Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22137, 6 July 1937, Page 9
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