Riyadh, Rabi'I 2, 1440, Nov 10, 2018, SPA -- Regional Center for Quality and Excellence, in Education, of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has completed a study on quality indicators of education, in the Arab world, providing a real picture of the quality of education and the most important related outcomes. Among the recommendations of the study are the importance of developing and modernizing educational structure, in order that early childhood education, will be compulsory within the educational ladder and building a system of accountability and quality control, in the educational system. The establishment of the Regional Center for Quality and Excellence, in Education, has taken place on 25th of October 2014, under the supervision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and UNESCO. Regional Center for Quality and Excellence has the support of the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH the Crown Prince, by hosting the center, providing its operational budget and to ensure making development and improvement of education, in the Arab world, a priority. Minister of Education Dr. Ahmed Al-Issa, who serves also as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the center stressed that it shall achieve the aspirations of the rulers, to improve the quality of education, in the Arab world, contribute and actively participate, in the process of educational reform, at regional as well as international levels. -- SPA 20:43 LOCAL TIME 17:43 GMT 0021 www.spa.gov.sa/w784850