Taking Stock of Education in MENA:
Insights from the Arab World
Learning Barometer
1

The Good News: Children Are Going to School
2

The Good News: Children Are Going to School
3

The Bad News: Children Aren’t Learning
4

Youth Lack the Skills to Work
5

Diverging Paths: Boys and Girls
PRIMARY

 SECONDARY

LEARNING

EMPLOYMENT
6

Lower Learning Despite Similar Income
SINGAPORE

ARMENIA

99 %
Learning

QATAR

76 %
Learning

MOROCCO

54 %
Learning

36 %
Learning

MIDDLE INCOME

UPPER INCOME
7

Ways Forward For Education in the Arab World
www.brookings.edu/ArabLearning

Taking Stock of Education in MENA: Insights from the Arab World Learning Barometer