Middle East and North Africa (MNA) is a region in turmoil. The pervasive sense of discontent and disenchantment among the people in the region appears at odds with the conventional measures of
economic well-being. In the MNA region, a fundamental challenge is one of data access and quality, which severely limits the analysis and insights to guide policy. Only six countries share
survey data required to measure even basic access and coverage of essential opportunities. Even fewer have information linking child outcomes to parental characteristics. Addressing these data
and information gaps will go far in creating the evidence base to design policies to address the widespread perceptions of unfairness rooted in the reality of inequality of opportunity, by
adapting the emerging lessons from countries around the world to the specific contexts of individual MNA countries.
