Both Sadat’s and Mubarak’s policies of economic liberalization strength-
ened the upper middle class economically. Together with the upper class
it constitutes about 7–10 per cent of the country’s population, thus form-
ing a substantial market for private schools. There may be up to another
7 per cent of the population who are ready to spend a great proportion of
their income to offer their children a chance of a good education, which
is of high social prestige in Egypt, where children’s results in the annual
school exams are a topic of discussion for everyone for weeks after they
have appeared.
ened the upper middle class economically. Together with the upper class
it constitutes about 7–10 per cent of the country’s population, thus form-
ing a substantial market for private schools. There may be up to another
7 per cent of the population who are ready to spend a great proportion of
their income to offer their children a chance of a good education, which
is of high social prestige in Egypt, where children’s results in the annual
school exams are a topic of discussion for everyone for weeks after they
have appeared.
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