Home›Institutions and Systems›All Institutions and SystemsBrowse ByAll Institutions and SystemsReference and ClassificationDevelopingInstitution entities are the schools, universities, national education systems and governance bodies this atlas documents, grouped by the UNESCO International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 2011) into Early Childhood Education Institutions, Primary and Secondary Schools, Higher Education Institutions, Institutes of Technology and Specialized Science Universities, Liberal Arts Colleges, Ancient and Medieval Centers of Learning, and Education Governance and System Bodies. This band is where a reader browses education by the concrete organizations that deliver and govern it, from a single ancient center of learning through a modern research university to an intergovernmental accrediting body, distinct from the policy a governance body issues or the approach a school may adopt.FactsAll Institutions and SystemsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested2061 BCE 1All Institutions and SystemsFilter Results259 entriesCountryAllAbbasid Caliphate (now Iraq) (1)Algeria (1)Argentina (2)Australia (4)Austria (1)Bangladesh (1)Belgium (1)Bolivia (1)Brazil (2)Bulgaria (1)Cameroon (1)Canada (4)China (5)Colombia (1)Costa Rica (1)Croatia (1)Egypt (1)England (8)England (United Kingdom) (1)Equatorial Guinea (1)Ethiopia (1)Fiji (1)Finland (1)France (6)France (headquartered in Paris) (1)Germany (8)Greece (1)Greece (ancient Athens) (1)Guatemala (1)Haiti (1)Hong Kong (1)Hungary (1)India (7)Indonesia (1)International, headquartered in 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Wikipedia: History of educationtier 2Wikimedia FoundationHistory of education, Middle East sectionQuote, History of education, Middle East sectionThe earliest known formal school was developed in Egypt's Middle Kingdom under the direction of Kheti, treasurer to Mentuhotep II (2061-2010 BC).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.