Between 1970 and 1998, its primary school enrollment rates grew to over 90%, secondary schooling soared from 32% to 75%, and university education doubled. Egypt started the period as the world’s 47th poorest country; it ended the period as the 48th poorest.
埃及就是这方面的经典案例。1970到1998年间，那里的小学入学率增长到90%以上，中学入学率从32%上升到75%，大学教育也几乎翻番。但开始时埃及还在全球最穷国家里排名第47位，后来却落到了第48。