Bahrain ranks high in UN development survey

Posted on » Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - GDN MANAMA: Bahrain has the best health and education systems in the Gulf, according to a global study. It has been ranked 48 out of 187 countries in the latest UN Human Development report. Entitled 'The Rise of the South', referring to the world's developing nations, it takes into account the three main sectors of society - gross national income, health care and education. Countries are grouped into four human development categories and given a placement globally and a rank of either very high, high, medium or low. Bahrain is ranked at the top of the high scale and 48th globally. "Bahrain is ranked third in the GCC following Qatar and the UAE, but on the non-income development index it ranks first," said UN resident co-ordinator Peter Grohmann during a launch event at the Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence and Spa. "What this means is that Bahrain, in terms of health and education, is ranked above the rest of the GCC.