Qatar ranked top Arab country in Human Development Report


(MENAFN- The Peninsula)

Doha: Qatar was ranked the top Arab country and 32nd worldwide in Human Development Report which was released this month by the United Nations Development Program.

Qatar's index value jumped from 0.849 to 0.85 due to the increase of the GNI per capita from $119029 in 2014 to $123124 in 2015. The literacy rate for both genders improved from 96.3% to 96.7%. Qatar came first worldwide in the workforce participation rate for people above 15 years of age with 86.7%. Unemployment rate for ages 15-24 was only 1.1% in 2015 compared to 1.3%.

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