Jordan Times
Monday, October 30, 2006

Jordan ranks second among Arab countries in achieving education for all goals

Jordan ranks second among Arab countries in achieving education goals for all, according to the UNESCO’s 2007 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, which observes countries’ progress in reaching these goals. Education Ministry Secretary General for Educational and Technical Affairs Tayseer Nueimi, who is also national coordinator of education for all, said Jordan ranks 49th among 125 countries in achieving the goals. The report is launched annually to encourage countries to implement programmes directed towards achieving education for all goals, which include expanding pre-school educational programmes, spreading elementary education, reducing the gender gap, cutting the illiteracy rate by half, improving the quality of education and providing continuous learning programmes.
 

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