What is the state of adult learning and education in the Arab States?

Country representatives from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria shared their experiences of implementing and developing adult learning and education practices and policies, in the context of the key international policy documents, the 2009 Belém Framework for Action (BFA) and the 2015 Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education. Common challenges were identified by the 12 countries, including the lack of coordination mechanisms among ALE stakeholders, inadequate human resources, insufficient funding for ALE, the high drop-out rate of learners and the absence of mechanisms for assessment. More...