On February 12, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings launched the Arab World Learning Barometer, a new report and online interactive that shows how the challenges in providing good-quality education the Middle East and North Africa threaten to undermine the region’s economic growth and political stability. You can read the report and view the interactive at http://www.brookings.edu/ArabLearning

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

2. 1
The Good News: Children Are Going to School

3. 2
The Good News: Children Are Going to School

4. 3
The Bad News: Children Aren’t Learning

5. 4
Youth Lack the Skills to Work

6. 5
Diverging Paths: Boys and Girls
PRIMARY
 SECONDARY
LEARNING
EMPLOYMENT

7. 6
Lower Learning Despite Similar Income
SINGAPORE
ARMENIA
99 %
Learning
QATAR
76 %
Learning
MOROCCO
54 %
Learning
36 %
Learning
MIDDLE INCOME
UPPER INCOME

8. 7
Ways Forward For Education in the Arab World

9. www.brookings.edu/ArabLearning