Bahrainis to fare well in the job market: Minister

Bahrain’s children would be more productive than their Arab peers when they will be engaged in the labour market, said Education Minister Dr Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi yesterday. Citing the latest report issued by the World Bank, the Minister said that the Kingdom in attaining the ranking has outdone several top countries around the globe including Turkey, Ukraine, Malaysia, Argentina and Brazil. The latest report, Minister said, issued by the World Bank showed that Bahrain is on top of Arab nations in the indicators of education and 47th internationally out of 157 countries.

The Minister said this in a congratulatory message to HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, hailing his leadership and directives. On behalf of the Education Ministry’s staff, the Minister extended sincere congratulations on Bahrain’s achievement, thanks to HRH the Premier’s leadership and directives. “The same report indicated the extent of development in the educational field, and that Bahrain is the most successful Arab country in terms of investing and developing its human resources”, the Minister said.

The Minister said the Boston Consultant Group, in its July 2018 report on levels of well-being around the world, said that Bahrain was ranked in the fourth position among the Middle East and North African countries with regards to Education Indicators, noting it was occupying the 12th position in 2011. The Minister pointed out the UN Development Programme (UNDP)’s report issued in September 2018, which classified the Kingdom among the countries with very high human development, ranking it 43 out of 189 countries and territories.