A Total of 623 institutions (34 universities, 589 faculties and institutes) with a total of approximately 4 million students.
NAQAAE was founded with the issuing of law no. 82, year 2006 and the presidential decree no. 25, year 2007 stating the executive bylaws. It comprises several sectors including the Higher Education sector that is concerned with quality assurance in Higher Education institutions which embrace faculties, academies, in addition to higher, middle institutes and technological faculties.