Education for development in Iraq with special reference to the diversification of secondary education

While it is true that educating and improving the human skills in a country can have positive effects on social and economic development, there are also clear indications that unplanned expansion of the educational system in a large number of developing countries has given rise to serious problems in terms of the supply of technical skills and massive influx of secondary school graduates into higher education. Therefore there is an urgent need to restructure the educational system, especially the secondary education level, to meet the country's rising demand for a progressive economy and advanced industry, and to keep it in line with social demand and higher education capacity. [Continues.]