A/HRC/44/39/Add.3 26. Statistics shown in Table (1)1 indicate that government schools, private schools, and community schools comprise close proportions of Qatari and non-Qatari students of varying nationalities and economic conditions. Table (1): Distribution of students in government schools sorted by stage, gender and nationality: Education Type Public Stage Pre-Primary Primary Preparatory Secondary Overall Total 2. Qataris Non-Qataris Total male female male female 3697 13472 7016 6475 7765 4058 14933 8244 7592 8706.75 537 13913 6525 6488 27463 589 14462 6652 6595 28298 8881 56780 28437 27150 121248 The need to develop literacy and vocational training programs for low-wage expatriate workers: 27. Referring to what was stated in Paragraph (53) regarding training expatriate workers, building their skills, and eliminating illiteracy, the second national development strategy 2018-2022 has stipulated the need to "Focus on improving the capacities of skilled labor in the Qatari labor market". The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs cooperates with other government authorities and in partnership with the private sector, in launching many leading initiatives for literacy and capacity building for expatriate workers including, but not limited to: a) A personal skills training program that supports workers in their personal and professional lives. (Training: worker welfare); b) Occupational Health and Safety Program; c) Grievance mechanisms and general life advice programs; d) Literacy classes in English; e) The Better Connections Program is a practical implementation framework for providing ICT access within transient labor accommodation. f) Be Smart and Learn includes a range of interactive learning modules to support digital inclusion of migrant workers and enabling implementation of the Better Connections Program. 28. We would also like to emphasize that there is no discrimination in national legislation between workers based on nationality or ethnic, cultural or religious grounds, where the Qatari legislator uses a general formula for determining rights or obligations imposed on the persons referred to in the provisions of the laws. Moreover, the bilateral agreements to recruit workers from abroad concluded by the State of Qatar with the countries of origin for expatriate workers do not contain any discrimination on the basis of national or ethnic origin, and there is no distinction between one country and another with regard to the rights of workers from those countries, especially since a unified model has been adopted for all bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding (36 bilateral agreements and 13 memoranda of understanding) related to the recruitment of workers of different nationalities. Accordingly, the terms of those agreements are unified items for all countries, with a unified labor model contract annexed to these agreements; it applies to all workers of different nationalities without discrimination based on national, ethnic, or religious grounds. 29. The State of Qatar seeks to develop training and professional development opportunities for expatriate workers as explained in line with their competencies without any 1 6 Statistical Bulletin 2018.