developing countries, but by most measures they have improved more rapidly
in developing countries. As a result, there has been some international convergence
in these measures. Only in sub-Saharan Africa, where life expectancies
fell due to the AIDS crisis, has some doubt been cast on the trend toward catching
up in health. As primary enrollments rise in developing countries, education is
catching up, though some observers believe that the quality gap may be larger
than ever. Even though the health and education gap between developed and
developing countries remains large and further improvements may prove difficult,
the progress to date has been unmistakable.4