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Bangladesh spends only 2 percent of its GNP on education, compared to 3.2 percent in an average low-income country. Low investment in education results in low literacy (only 35 percent), which in turn results in low productivity, low incomes, poor health and, above all, high population growth....
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The overarching objective of the World Bank's assistance to Sub-Saharan African countries is poverty reduction through sustained economic growth at a high level and improved social services. Past experience shows that a minimum level of educational attainment has been a prerequisite for the...
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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...
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Russia's educational system, with broad access, and high levels of scholarly achievement, has long been a source of strength. The Soviet system, however, was grossly overcentralized, inefficient, and lacking in accountability. In the last decade, attempted rapid decentralization has not been...
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The Country Opinion Survey in Egypt assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in … Egypt perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral …/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Egypt on 1) their views regarding the general environment …
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The Arab Republic of Egypt has focused on increasing student learning outcomes by improving the quality of education in … gain a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of its existing assessment system, Egypt decided to benchmark … different aspects of their education systems. The key policy areas for this student assessment status for Egypt are as follows …
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treatment plants. This case study documents New Cairo, Egypt …
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In 2016 the Government of Egypt (GoE) has embarked on an ambitious and much needed transition towards a better economic …. Egypt has recognized that in order to raise competitiveness, increase investments in human capital, and sustain the benefits …
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Confronted with pervasive macroeconomic imbalances and microeconomic distortions, the Government of Egypt (GOE) started … in 2016 to move forward with important reforms to stabilize the economy and restore confidence. At that time, Egypt was … private investment in generation and establish Egypt's potential as an oil and gas producer by reducing pricing distortions …
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