sector, which encompasses both health and education. The World Bank's Human Development sector work covers almost the entire … human life cycle, from maternal and neo-natal health, health insurance, early childhood education, school health and … nutrition, basic education, to teacher reform, secondary education and youth skills, higher education, medical and health …

integrated centers for early childhood care and education (ECCE) for children ages zero to five years, combining the advantages … education services separately or in an integrated manner? Under what conditions would the provision of separate care and … education services be more effective? The study provides an analysis of the ECCE environment in Sri Lanka, with recommendations …

This report documents the challenge of achieving inclusive education in Africa. Primary school completion rates are 10 … completion rates is 13 points. Gaps are also large for secondary education completion and children with disabilities are much … education. According to teacher perceptions on the reasons why children drop out of school, lack of adequate infrastructure for …

This note provides practical guidance to national governments about key priorities for the education sector following a … major disaster or crisis. It specifies a set of considerations and actions to help ensure that the education sector can: (1 …

Inadequacies in Tanzania's education and training systems compromise the quality of workforce skills, giving rise to … these concerns using data from a unique Enterprise Skills Survey that asked Tanzanian employers about the education … productive; it found no impact, however, from secondary education and technical vocational education and training qualifications …

This study on Assessment of mathematics education in Sub Saharan African countries is in support of the efforts to … improve mathematics education in the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study is in response to a growing recognition … methods. Chapter 2 explores the economic and social arguments for making the improvement of mathematics education in the …

development. The 2018 WDR-LEARNING to Realize Education's Promise-is the first ever devoted entirely to education. And the time is … right: education has long been critical to human welfare, but it is even more so in a time of rapid economic and social … promote education. The 2018 WDR explores four main themes: First, education's promise: education is a powerful instrument for …

This paper presents the largest globally comparable panel database of education quality. The database includes 163 …-the countries that have the most to gain from the potential benefits of a high-quality education; (3) the data set contains credible … global progress on education quality, as well as to uncover potential drivers of education quality, growth, and development …

The standard summary metric of education-based human capital used in macro analyses-the average number of years of …) its virtues of simplicity and transparency make it a good candidate summary measure of education …