in albawaba.com : The ministry has 47 directorates and 422 education offices to oversee 300,000 schools, 27 public universities, 15 private universities, 46 private colleges, 70 technical colleges, 96 technical institutes and a group of private training institutes. Sheikh said the ministry employs 516,000 elementary and secondary school teachers, 70,000 university teachers, 12,000 trainers and 300,000 administrative staff.