GCC governments have placed a large importance on providing access to education to all GCC citizens, and worked on the development of the education sector to keep pace with the evolving and rapidly developing world and the changes in the various fields of knowledge. The GCC governments worked on developing this important sector by continually … Continue reading #GCC_Sustainability (14/17): Education
A measure of overall health of the citizens of a country is a major indicator of the health of its social economy. It is dependent on the availability and affordability of medical facilities and innovation and research to fight against new diseases and measured broadly by life expectancy and infant mortality rate. Life expectancy across … Continue reading #GCC_Sustainability (13/17): Health
Capturing a variable like Welfare can be very complex. A number of factors contribute to the happiness and overall well-being of a population. Polls conducted by Gallup Inc. try and measure perceived welfare i.e. how people across the world actually rate their satisfaction of the provided welfare. The Gallup World poll conducted by Gallup Inc. … Continue reading #GCC_Sustainability (12/17): Welfare
Unemployment is a huge concern for any nation. Among the GCC countries, the average unemployment rate is higher than most countries falling in the same GDP bracket. It is interesting to note that despite the highest foreign population stock, both unemployment and youth unemployment rates are lower in UAE than other GCC countries with … Continue reading #GCC_Sustainability (11/17): Unemployment
Considered as one of the highest rates of population growth in the world, the GCC population has grown more than ten times during the last 50 years; from 4 million in 1950 to 46.5 million in 2010. Towards mid-2010, GCC countries were inhabited by 27 million foreigners, who constituted 59 percent of the total population. … Continue reading #GCC_Sustainability (10/17): Demography
