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Last update - 13:07 05/02/2008 World Bank: Education in the Arab world is 'lagging behind' By Haaretz Service Tags: Arab World, Palestinians  The World Bank has described the education system in Arab countries as "lagging behind" other regions in the developing world, in a report released on Monday. The report, titled "The Road Not Traveled: Education Reform in the Middle East and North Africa," the World Bank said the region "has not capitalized fully on past investments in education, let alone developed education systems capable of meeting new challenges." The report recommended that the Arab world institute crucial reforms to education in order to combat unemployment rates. Advertisement While the 359-page report did note "significant strides" in the education sector, it said these were compromised in part by "high dropout rates, and by relatively low scores on international tests." The World Bank identified high unemployment as a major problem facing the Arab world, noting that its labor markets were unable to absorb the growing supply of educated workers. Palestinians were found by the study to have the highest rate of unemployment in the region at nearly 26 percent, despite also ranking among the highest in adult literacy, at 92.3 percent in 2004. Related articles: High number of students in Gaza UN-run schools fail math, Arabic tests New Palestinian high-school textbooks reject existence of Israel, peace Report: Wide gaps between test scores in Jewish, Arab schools Bookmark to del.icio.us   Baghdad, Interrupted Movie star Angelina Jolie takes on Iraq as UN goodwill ambassador. Unwanted praise Hezbollah leader Nasrallah compliments on the Winograd Committee report.   1.   ARAB WORLD DEDICATED TO WAR AND TERROR 12:56  |  Iskander 05/02/08   2.   The World Bank is wrong 13:19  |  Yonatan 05/02/08   3.   "lagging behing" or non-existent? 13:28  |  Rafaello 05/02/08   4.   Get Arab education out of the hands of clerics 14:25  |  Lynn 05/02/08   5.   Arab education 14:34  |  Said 05/02/08   6.   surprise, surprise 15:00  |  Aradine 05/02/08   7.   #5 15:03  |  Michael 05/02/08   8.   dont be daft said 15:10  |  hms 05/02/08   9.   fear of the unknown 16:35  |  brian 05/02/08   10.   Of course it is. They teach only hatred/ 20:43  |  Anup 05/02/08   11.   Said`s Strange Dream 20:45  |  Anup 05/02/08   12.   Arabs & Education 23:35  |  Edward H. 05/02/08   13.   Tunis-based Arab League Educational and 04:26  |  Cristo 07/02/08

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