World Bank: Middle East, North Africa education quality lags

A World Bank report says the quality of education in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has not kept up with pressing economic challenges and urged reforms in the sector.

“The relationship between education and economic growth in the MENA has remained weak, and the divide between education and unemployment has not been bridged,” according to the February 4, 2008 report, released in Amman. Read more in IC Publications online.