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This note assesses pre-university education in Kosovo and identifies policies that can improve education quality and … equity. There is a substantial need for improvement to the foundations of the education system, especially in terms of …, making it a policy to invest in human capital through education must be a priority. The low levels of foundational literacy …
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Faced with the Venezuelan exodus of unprecedented magnitude in recent Latin American and Caribbean history, the main objective of this study is to determine the social, economic and sectoral implications that this phenomenon is having on Peru, in order to inform the public policy agenda with a...
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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 education in Nigeria. The innovative work documented in this publication …
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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 … education sector in recent years, with the help of the World Bank and other donor agencies. This paper assesses whether these …
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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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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 …
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To respond to climate change effectively, human capital needs to be at the heart of policy responses. This policy note demonstrates the impacts of climate change across the lifecycle and provides a framework of policy and program interventions to protect, build, and use human capital to minimize...
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and education outcomes shape the work productivity of the next generation. Moreover, given the cumulative nature of human … where an average child has virtually no risk of being stunted or dying before age five, receives high-quality education, and … is high, access to education is limited, and the quality of learning is low, the HCI would approach zero …
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the forefront of its long-term vision, with dedicated efforts focused on enhancing childhood health and education outcomes … percent as productive when they grow up as they could have been had they enjoyed complete education and full health …
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This approach paper considers the role of public finance to build, protect and utilize human capital as countries seek to recover from the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis and lay a foundation for inclusive, resilient and sustainable development. The paper defines the problem in...
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