Women’s formal education: Achievements and obstacles

An examination of women’s education in the region leads to apparently contradictory conclusions: on the one hand, genuine progress has been made in terms of coverage and performance, justifying the assertion that the region is making headway towards achieving equal opportunities of access where they do not already exist and that the situation will continue to improve. On the other hand, however, an analysis of the data also brings out less positive factors that warrant continued concern about this issue.