If we look at the sub-regional picture, the greatest progress can be seen in South East Asia, followed by the North and Central Asian countries (ESCAP 2010). The region’s 15 LDCs have made slow or no progress on most indicators, performing well only on gender equality in primary and secondary education, and in stopping the spread of HIV and TB. The performance of the 15 Asia Pacific LDCs is summarized in Table 3.1. It shows wide divergence in performance across countries and with respect to overall status of the Asia Pacific LDCs.