Education has emerged as an essential component of the transition to a market economy in Central and Eastern Europe …. Although the countries of the region inherited broadly accessible education systems, the legacies of central planning have … of education in nine Central and East European countries by drawing on the findings of a World Bank project that examined …

educational attainment has been a prerequisite for the success of such a strategy. The current level of education development has … been low, and the development of primary education has stagnated and even declined in some countries since the early 1980s …

Education is a basic condition for economic and social development. Working in conjunction with the National Primary … Education Commission, the World Bank supported consultations among teachers, parents, educational administrators, and community … leaders to develop a strong foundation for primary education in Nigeria. The innovative work documented in this publication …

As part of the restructuring of the education system since doi moi or Renovation in 1989, the government of Vietnam has …

Comparison between Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and East Asia indicates that gender inequality in education and employment … reducing gender-based asset inequality in SSA is an important development goal. This report documents the structural role of … case that reducing gender inequality would increase growth, efficiency, and welfare. The authors make key recommendations …