Resource-Rich Countries Are Often Education-Poor: OECD Study

An OECD study shows countries with greater income from natural resources tend to be socially less developed. Which perhaps explains why Saudi, Qatari and Kuwaiti students fare far worse then Lebanese and Taiwanese students. READ MORE HERE

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