and a secondary stage of four years' duration (or, alternatively, a vocational stage of craft or agricultural training of two years' duration). Both the primary and the secondary stages ended with a public examination. 4. The development of education during the period of the Emirate was characterized by an increasing number of schools, the standardization of syllabuses, the formation of the first Educational Council in 1923 and the establishment of the first Ministry of Education in 1940. Following independence, in 1946, the pace of development increased, and by 1950 the Kingdom had 691 schools staffed by 3,022 teachers, at which 123,319 students were enrolled. 5. During the last three decades, the Kingdom has achieved a noteworthy quantitative and qualitative improvement in education. In .1987/88, there were 963,252 students enrolled at 3,565 schools staffed by 42,533 teachers. According to the latest statistics published by the Ministry of Education, the number of teachers in the Kingdom amounts to 47,413, of whom 18,834 are male and 28,579 female. Of these, 37,439 are working in schools rxon by the Ministry of Education, 606 in other government schools, 3,656 in schools run by UNRWA and 5,712 in private schools. 6. The total number of students enrolled at schools in the Kingdom amounts to 987,282, of whom 740,419 are studying in schools run by the Ministry of Education, 10,032 in other government schools, 133,883 in schools run by UNRWA and 102,948 in private schools. 7. The total number of schools in the Kingdom amoxints to 3,630, of which 1,078 are for boys, 959 for girls and 1,598 comprehensive. Of these, 2,595 are non by the Ministry of Education, 20 are government schools, 178 are run by UNRWA and 842 are private schools. 8. The principle of universal education forms part of a single, overall educational policy, which is designed to achieve the following objectives:E/1982/3/Add,38/Rev.1
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development and current state of the education system in a particular country. It provides statistics on the number of schools, students, and teachers, as well as information on the objectives of the educational policy. This suggests that the text is primarily focused on the education sector.

**Category**
Education