Egypt
21%
6/28
AI Gap Index
3/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
2/4
Access
Schools 3/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 AI curricula introduced in select grades across primary, middle, and secondary levels from the 2025–2026 academic year by ministerial directive. [1], [2]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 Ethics and social implications of AI are explicitly included in the school curriculum rollout. [1]
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 1 Teacher training programmes under development to create AI and programming specialists; not yet mandated with a defined minimum standard. [1]
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 National Council for Artificial Intelligence published a Governance Framework Guide in March 2026; functions as a coordination and advisory body rather than an independent regulator with enforcement powers. [2]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 2/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 IBM SkillsBuild partnership and Sia AI tutor (free high-school tool for Arabic/history) provide publicly accessible AI-enhanced education resources. Sia deployed at no cost to students as part of sovereign AI rollout. [2], [3]
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 1 Egypt's sovereign AI model Karnak launched Feb 2026 (MCIT/ITIDA) provides national LLM infrastructure used as foundation for public-sector and education applications including the Sia school AI tutor; represents a major public investment in national AI digital infrastructure. [3]
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Regions & states
Subregions inherit supranational obligations from their parent country but may have additional local policy. Scores reflect local policy only.
Region
Schools /10
Workforce /8
Governance /6
Access /4
Total
Alexandria Governorate
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Cairo Governorate
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Giza Governorate
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Index history
May 30, 2026 6/28 Refresh pass: Egypt launched sovereign LLM Karnak and school AI tutor Sia (Feb 11, 2026); dimension 14 raised from 0 to 1 (national sovereign AI infrastructure supporting schools and public institutions); dimension 13 note updated to include Sia as free public AI education tool; other scores unchanged.
April 25, 2026 5/28 Refresh pass: AI curriculum expanded to technical schools (2026/27); AI Competency Framework for Teachers endorsed with UNESCO (Oct 2025); scores unchanged as existing dim-1 and dim-4 evidence is reinforced, not elevated.
March 19, 2026 5/28 First research pass: AI school curricula rollout (2025–2026), ethics component, teacher training in progress, advisory AI Council, and IBM SkillsBuild public resources scored.