The Trends Of Returns To Education In The Arab Countries

Abstract

This paper aims to study the trends of returns to education in the Arab countries. The study allows these trends’ specific nature to be understood and compared with international trends. To do so, we conducted a survey of the available national studies in the Arab World and found sixteen studies. The main findings of this study are as follows: (1) The average rate of return to education is 7.1%. (2) There is a positive relationship among the average number of years in school, per capita income, level of education and return to education. Furthermore, (3) return to education tends to increase over time.