Rise of Education lifts Arab Youths’ Expectations

          Youth unemployment is one of the serious reasons that cause the unrest in Middle East. This is the time when more people get higher education than before, but the number of unemployed people is still increasing. This phenomenon causes a revolution in this area.

          One of the youth, Jihad Abdulah Al Ammar, 27, said that he wants to get a job that he is interested in. He also has a real plan that he wants to build a company which help consumer make better decision. However, the government gives little help or support to the young entrepreneurs.

         The government would like to send talents to go abroad, but when they come back. They find that nothing has changed. There is still no job waiting for them. More students thought this is not good for them.

         They were in a dilemma where they want to create new jobs by themselves without any support by government and they want to get a job from the country with little chance, although they are well- educated.

         The top economist for the GCC, the Gulf Cooperation Council, Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg, said that it makes perfect sense for private business. Imported labor is routinely paid less, from one-third to one-half of the wages that Saudi university graduates expect and demand.

         Because they are cheap labor and well-educated, most businesses would hire these foreign workers. The problem in Saudi Arabia in not that you are not creating enough jobs, but they happen to go to foreigners. That is a big challenge. It is a national challenge.