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aim internationally, as exemplified by the 2030 United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals related to youth … employment. Many low-income countries, including Nepal, are in the middle of a youth bulge in their demographic structure. In … addition, today's youth in Nepal are, on average, more educated than past generations. These developments present real …
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Adolescent girls are viewed as a key demographic group to target for successfully breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty in developing countries. Unfortunately, for many teenage girls in developing countries, adolescence entails a fleeting transition from childhood to adulthood,...
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Over the past several decades, robust economic growth and sustained poverty reduction have made the Dominican Republic (DR) a regional success story, yet the country's adolescent pregnancy rate remains far above the average for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and is closer to the levels...
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. Poverty and ethnic minority status can further magnify gender discrepancies for youth worldwide, as reductions in household …
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. Poverty and ethnic minority status can further magnify gender discrepancies for youth worldwide, as reductions in household …
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causing high population growth but also creating a large share of youth dependents, giving way to higher dependency ratios …
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, DepEd has operated parallel education systems for youth and adults who did not complete basic formal education. The current …
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youth in peacebuilding. The report's recommendations postulate a comprehensive understanding of youth, peace, and conflict …
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In this note, we examine how Cambodian youth's test score performance during lower secondary relates to their success …
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The analysis presented in this study points to persistent and high numbers in Georgia and Armenia of youth who are … among the highest in the ECA region. As many as 31 percent youth aged 15-29 in Georgia and 33 percent in Armenia are not in … urban. NEET rates are consistently higher among female than male youth, pointing to the fact that being female is a risk …
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