The majority of LDCs in the Arab States and Asia-Pacific are lower-middle-income economies. The differences in income among the LDCs have implications for Internet affordability as well as skills since higher levels of income often translate into greater investments in educational systems, and consequently higher levels of education. Equatorial Guinea graduated from the category of the LDCs in June 2017. It was the fifth country to graduate since the inception of the LDCs category in 1971, following Botswana (1994), Cabo Verde (2007), Maldives (2011) and Samoa (2014).