To stimulate economic advancement, low- and middle-income countries need well-educated and trained workforces to fill the types of skilled jobs that drive economic growth. Improving educational quality and attainment and providing better training are all rightly put forth as policy...

This work explores the findings of the STEP (Skills toward Employment and Productivity) Skills Measurement Program that suggests that many workers are overqualified for their current jobs (based on the education those jobs require). The study also explores additional factors such as gender,...

This report presents the findings of an assessment of Tanzania's workforce development (WfD) system based on the World Bank's systems approach for better education results (SABER) WfD systems benchmarking tool. The focus is on policies, institutions, and practices in three important system...