By Dale Gavlak
BBC News, Amman
The World Bank has said the quality of education in the Arab world is falling behind other regions and needs urgent reform if it is to tackle unemployment.
In a report, bank officials said Arab states had to make improving education their top priority, because it went hand-in-hand with economic development.
The region had not seen the increasing literacy and school enrolment witnessed in Asia and Latin America, they said.
Djibouti, Yemen, Iraq and Morocco were ranked the worst educational reformers.
'Youthful region'
In its report, the World Bank issued a stark warning about the need for better education in the Arab world.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7227610.stmIraq is not up to snuff on educational reform? Gee, I wonder what excuse they have to offer for that!