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 …

investment in education results in low literacy (only 35 percent), which in turn results in low productivity, low incomes, poor …Bangladesh spends only 2 percent of its GNP on education, compared to 3.2 percent in an average low-income country. Low … education sector in recent years, with the help of the World Bank and other donor agencies. This paper assesses whether these …

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 …

disconnected from formal skills development systems; (ii) actual skills, rather than education levels, diplomas, or years of … public policies on post-secondary education, vocational education and training (VET) system labor market information and … schooling as proxies for skills; and (iii) the broader set of skills, not just job-technical skills associated with one …

Human capital is the combination of knowledge, skills and health that people accumulate throughout their lives, which … allows them to realize their potential as productive members of society. The productivity of a country is affected by the … National Multi-Sector Nutrition Policy, which promote a range of evidence-based interventions to improve maternal and child …