This book aims to contribute to the World Bank's education agenda by communicating research findings on the impact of … mere access to education, is what impacts economic growth. These world-renowned researchers use data on economic growth and … education quality on economic growth. Eric Hanushek and Ludger Wößmann show that indeed the quality of education, rather than …

School health and nutirion programs can contribue to achieving the goals of the Education for All initiative (EFA) by … helping children enroll on time, complete their education, and realize their cognitive potential. Achieving these goals …

systematically different political and electoral institutions, or that young democracies exhibit more polarized societies. "--World …

. Consistent with microeconomic studies for Guatemala, primary and secondary education are most important for productivity growth … differentiates by level of education. It shows that the human capital variables explain more than 50 percent of output growth. Of … these, secondary schooling is the predominant determinant of growth. "--World Bank web site …

opportunities for tertiary graduates now exist in most sectors. Higher education graduates are also shown to contribute positively … improvement of higher education in the country. On the other hand, low research and development (R&D) capacity, increasing … evidence of skill bottlenecks and the still inequitable distribution of higher education opportunities, combined with broad …

(HLIs), and demand-driven Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses to supply the demand for the higher …-level skills and competencies relevant to labor market needs remains a central priority for the ministry of education in Rwanda … Education and Training (PBET) sector and progress has been made on various areas of policy implementation discussed in the …

, poverty and inequality increases. The needed acceleration of human, and social capital development focuses on education …, health, and the decline of crime and violence, suggesting continued implementation of primary education reforms, through the … development of new curriculum, improved quality of basic education, and educational financing. Health recommendations include …