HRH Crown Prince congratulated by Education Minister

Manama, Oct. 18 (BNA): HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, received a cable of congratulation from Education Minister Dr. Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi on Bahrain’s latest achievement in the field of education. On behalf of the Education Ministry’s staff, the Education Minister extended sincere congratulations on Bahrain’s most recent achievement in the field of education thanks to HRH the Crown Prince's directives. . The Minister said the latest report issued by the World Bank in October 2018 showed that the Kingdom of Bahrain has been ranked on top of Arab nations in the indicators of education and in the 47th internationally out of 157 countries, outdoing Iran, Turkey, Ukraine, Malaysia, Argentina, Brazil, and other countries. The Minister added the same report indicated the extent of development in the educational field, and that the Kingdom of Bahrain is the most successful Arab country in terms of investing in and developing its human resources. He expressed optimism that Bahrain’s children would be more productive than their Arab peers when they will be engaged in the labour market to contribute to boosting the national economy. He pointed out the Boston Consultant Group, in its July 2018 report on levels of well-being around the world, stated that Bahrain was ranked in the fourth position among the Middle East and North African countries with regards to Education Indicators, compared to its 12th position in 2011. The Minister pointed out the UN Development Programme (UNDP)’s report issued in September 2018, which classified the Kingdom of Bahrain among the countries with very high human development, ranking it 43 out of 189 countries and territories. He said the new achievement is added to the previous ones made at the human development level thanks to HRH Crown Prince's support for the blessed educational march. He took pride in HRH the Crown Prince's support for the educational process, which promoted Bahrain's high ranking in all indicators of education.