This paper provides strong evidence that adult mortality has a negative impact on children educational outcomes, both … over the short and the long run, in rural Madagascar. The underlying longitudinal data and the difference …, robustness, and long-run persistence of effects. Results show that orphans are on average 10 pp less likely to attend school than …

"A tremendous increase in the number of orphans associated with a sharp rise in prime-age adult mortality due to AIDS … enrollment, but very few have considered mortality and mobility of orphans. This study uses the Malawi Complementary Panel Survey … results show that maternal orphans, as well as double orphans, tend to face higher mortality risks and lower schooling …

The prospects for educational development are excellent in Madagascar, in light of the increasingly favorable, policy … environment for the sector. Public spending for education, relative to the gross domestic product declined in the 90s, coinciding … late 90s, public spending on education began to recover, and can be expected to grow. A key challenge however, is to …

for Madagascar based on a common understanding of the chalenges involved, and the part that each participant can play in … realizing that vision. The report deals with all the main education sectors (i.e., primary, secondary, vocational/technical, and … higher education), but the focus is necessarily limited by the complexity of the subject. In particular, non-formal education …

for Madagascar based on a common understanding of the chalenges involved, and the part that each participant can play in … realizing that vision. The report deals with all the main education sectors (i.e., primary, secondary, vocational/technical, and … higher education), but the focus is necessarily limited by the complexity of the subject. In particular, non-formal education …