Egypt's Education minister: 74% of high school students in final year succeeded

CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Minister of Education and Technical Education Dr Tarek Shawki Tuesday announced that 74% of students of the final year of high school for the academic year 2020/2021 have succeeded.

During a press conference, in the presence of Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, the minister said that the success rate in the science department was 76%, the mathematics department was 74%, and the literary department was 70%.

No student obtained a full mark in all subjects this year, he said, pointing out that 16,000 students got a GPA of more than 90%.