We study the determinants of educational and cognitive outcomes of young adults in Madagascar and Senegal employing a … of individuals surveyed in their early twenties. The inclusion of early life household wealth, parental education and … independent effects on educational attainment and adult cognition. In Senegal, both math and French scores are strong predictors …

The COVID-19 crisis has a severe impact on education and employment and exposed the many social inequities that make … on education, social protection coverage, natural resource endowments, and countries' fragility are strong predictors of … social mobility in Africa …

This study assesses the role of ICT in modulating the impact of education and lifelong learning on income inequality … interact with primary school education to decrease income inequality. Second, all ICT indicators interact with secondary school … education to exert a negative impact on the Gini index. Third, fixed broadband distinctly interacts with primary school …