Education attainment in the Middle East and North Africa : success at a cost
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Keywords
Access&Equity in Basic Education; Education For All; Primary Education; Teaching and Learning; Disability;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ARA-2015-01-03 (MENA - Middle East and North Africa)
- NEP-EDU-2015-01-03 (Education)
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