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In Qatar, Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE, West Bank and Gaza, female students outnumber male students, most countries achieved gender parity during the 1990s, the document said.
On the economic return to investment in education the report said that Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia are the countries where productivity was still declining.
World Bank urges Arabs to focus on education
The World Bank has said the quality of education in the Arab world is falling behind other regions and Arab states have to focus on education their top priority, reported The Peninsula. The document on the education performance of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), however, said most of the countries in the region have significantly reduced their illiteracy rate since 1980.
Middle East: Wednesday, February 06 - 2008 at 08:53
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Amena Bakr, Senior ReporterWednesday, February 06 - 2008 at 08:53 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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