The Study of Education Effects and Their Comparison on the Environment Pollution at the Different Educational Levels In Selected MENA Countries

With population growth and industrialization, our environment has been exposed to serious threats in recent decades. One of the most important threats is the human performance that has incurred so many serious damages to the environment, because of the lack of sufficient knowledge. By increasing the knowledgs and understanding of people, we can take a great steps to have a better protection of environment. The purpose of this research is to study the role of education on air pollution (growth of CO2 emission) in selected MENA countries.
For hypotheses testing, the dynamic panel data (DPD) and the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) has been applied for 12 selected MENA countries including Iran during the years between 1992 to 2012.
Findings: The findings of this study show the meaningful and positive impact of the education variable (at different educational levels) on the improvement of environmental quality and the decrease of air pollution.
Discussion and Counclusion: At the MENA selected countries, the higher the educational level, the less the air pollution decreases. In other words, the effect of education is stronger at the elementary education level. Therefore, the expansion of public education levels with emphasize on elementary schools, about environmental protection in Iran and other MENA countries is suggested for the improvement of environment quality.