The purpose of this report is to provide sound analytical foundations for strategic planning and sector dialogue between education policy makers, development partners and civil society representatives at a key turning point in the development of education in Ghana. During the last five years,...

This chapter provides new evidence on educational inequality and reviews the literature on the causes and consequences of unequal education. We document large achievement gaps between children from different socio-economic backgrounds, show how patterns of educational inequality vary across...

We provide a measure of equality of educational opportunity in 54 countries, estimated as the effect of family background on student performance in two international TIMSS tests. We then show how organizational features of the education system affect equality of educational opportunity. Our...

We provide a measure of equality of educational opportunity in 54 countries, estimated as the effect of family background on student performance in two international TIMSS tests. We then show how organizational features of the education system affect equality of educational opportunity. Our...

In den letzten Jahren ist die Bildungsgerechtigkeit in Deutschland gestiegen. Der Zusammenhang zwischen mittlerem Bildungsabschluss und mittleren Einkommensperspektiven wurde gefestigt – ein mindestens mittlerer Bildungsabschluss schützt vor sozialem Abstieg. Der Zugang zu mittleren...