Education remains a key area where the EU should contribute to the development of the southern neighborhood, if only because young people are a growing majority of the Arab population. Although many Arab states have been opening new schools and universities, and are allowing more private educational institutions to flourish, the quality of education in the region still leaves much to be desired.
欧盟应该推动其南部邻国的教育发展，因为年轻人占阿拉伯人口的比重正在逐年提高。尽管许多阿拉伯国家已经开办新的学校及大学并允许私立教育机构蓬勃发展，但中东地区的教育质量仍然很有改进的必要。