Publication

This report assesses the status of the education and social protection systems in 11 southern and eastern Mediterranean countries (SEMCs). It analyzes and compares the different aspects of development taking place in the 11 countries, identifying areas of weakness or strength within them. The authors find that despite the differences among the countries, they share a common feature: when measured by the UN Development Programme’s Human Development Index (HDI), their inequality-adjusted values are significantly lower than their HDI values and ranks when not taking inequality into account.