Over the past decade, Saudi Arabia’s (79th) prosperity has improved more than any other nation in the region, driven in large part by improvements in Education. Tertiary enrolment rates have more than doubled to 71%, while secondary enrolment rates are now over 96%, placing Saudi Arabia in the top 20 in the world.
Read MoreEgypt is 121st in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Egypt has moved down the rankings table by 9 places.
Egypt performs most strongly in Enterprise Conditions and Infrastructure & Market Access but is weakest in Social Capital. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Enterprise Conditions.
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