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South Africa Economic Update : Tertiary Education Enrollments Must Rise

World Bank Group - 2019

South Africa's much anticipated economic rebound in 2018 did not occur. While substantial efforts by the authorities to strengthen governance of public resources and stabilize the fiscal situation helped the economy to not contract further, economic growth remained tepid with a technical...

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Diagnostic of Higher Education in Guinea : Current Outcomes and Challenges

World Bank Group - 2015

The World Bank's Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Guinea in FY 2014-17 confirmed the Government's priority to build 21st century skills for improved employability and to implement systemic reforms. Guinea is emerging from years of political and economic isolation and instability. The...

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Higher Education Governance in Guinea

World Bank Group - 2015

The World Bank's Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Guinea in FY 2014-171 confirmed the Government's priority to build 21st century skills for improved employability and to implement systemic reforms. Guinea is emerging from years of political and economic isolation and instability. The...

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Deep-Dive on Malaysia's Higher Education Services TradeThe Malaysia Development Experience Series : March 2022

World Bank Group - 2022

and the number of international students peaking in 2017. Following improvements in the quality of local universities and … students. Enhanced trade in the higher education sector, and the expansion of the sector, bodes well for Malaysia's next phase … challenges likely relate to domestic constraints. To attract foreign students and faculty members and to enhance trade in the …

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Trends in Education Access and Fanincing During the Transition in Central and Eastern Europe.

Laporte, B.; Ringold, D. - World Bank Group - 1997

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 constrained the systems from fully adjusting to market...

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School Enrollment Decline in Sub-saharan Africa. Beyond the Supply Constraint.

Bredie, J.W.B.; Beeharry, G.K. - World Bank Group - 1998

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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Technological Capabilities and Learning in African Enterprises.

Biggs, T.; Shah, M.; Srivastava, P. - World Bank Group - 1995

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Hard Lessons. Primary Schools, Community, and Social Capital in Nigeria.

Francis, P.A. - World Bank Group - 1998

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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Reforming Education in the Regions of Russia.

Canning, M.; Moock, P.; Heleniak, T. - World Bank Group - 1999

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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Education Achievements and School Efficiency in Rural Bangladesh.

Khandker, S.R. - World Bank Group - 1996

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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