Within two years enrolment doubled; the gap between boys' and girls' enrolment has closed dramatically.
They have made great strides in eradicating illiteracy, boosting university enrolment and reducing gaps in education between the sexes.But the gap in the quality of education between Arabs and other people at a similar level of development is still frightening.
The gender gap in enrolment continues to widen, despite men's A-level results improving.
The gender gap in enrolment continues to widen, despite men's A-level results improving, because of a faster rise in the numbers of women applying.
Patients with a gap in enrolment during follow-up were included in the study and censored at the start of the data gap.
Pre- and primary-school education is now free and the gap between enrolment rates for boys and girls have been reduced.
The gender gap in enrolment is most pronounced in sub-Saharan Africa, where 24 million girls were out of school in 2002, and in South Asia, where 23.5 million girls are denied schooling.
While the gender gap in enrolment has narrowed over the last decade, girls are still the ones most often denied their right to go to school, and those who do attend drop out earlier.
Looking at overall enrolment rates hides other gaps.
In fact, we are seeing school enrolment rise and gender gaps narrow in countries around the world, especially in Latin America, east Asia and central and eastern Europe.
