Rabat, June 6 -- Morocco ranked 88 out of 129 countries in the 2019 SDG Gender Index , a new report on the global progress of gender equality.

Carried out by the Equal Measures 2030, a partnership led by global civil society and the private sector, the report paints a dismal picture of how world governments are addressing the future of gender equality as agreed upon by UN member states in 2015.

With the average score being 65 percent, Morocco received a score of 59.3, which is defined as a "very poor" score.

Morocco came behind Egypt (87th), Lebanon (86th), and Jordan (85th).

According to the report, Israel topped the list of Middle Eastern countries (31st worldwide) with a score of 76.7, followed by Algeria in the second place, with ...