Arab world lags behind in gender parity in education

Arab states are struggling to achieve gender parity in education, despite substantial gains towards achieving the related millennium development goals (MDGs). swissinfo.ch compares progress in Morocco and Yemen. Since 1990 Morocco and Yemen have reported headway on realising MDGs 2 and 3 on universal primary education and promoting gender equality, respectively. At national level Morocco has pushed to achieve universal education. Net enrolment in primary schools rose from 55.3% in 1990 to 98.7% in 2013, according to the United Nations. Thanks to efforts by civil society groups, international organisations like the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), some people expect Morocco to achieve MDG2 when it expires in September 2015. Despite this, some girls living in the countryside in Morocco are still unable to go to school. The main reasons for this are cultural – the preference for … Show more
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