Sur la période 1994-2002, la Guinée a enregistré des taux de croissance du PIB par tête de près de 2% par an. Cette croissance qui a notamment été tirée par le secteur des produits primaires a conduit à une baisse substantielle de la pauvreté. Après un traitement harmonisé des...

L’objectif de cette étude est de présenter des estimations comparables de la pauvreté au Sénégal en utilisant les données des enquêtes ESAM I de 1994-95, ESAM II de 2001-02, et ESPS de 2005/06. L’étude comprend aussi un profil de la pauvreté sur la base des caractéristiques...

Ce numéro spécial de Perspective Afrique présente en deux parties une série d’estimations et profils de la pauvreté pour les pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest et Centrale. Les estimations et profils ont été réalisés par une équipe de la Banque mondiale, dans de nombreux cas en...

The purpose of this study is to build a stronger evidence base on the role of faith-inspired, private secular, and public schools in sub-Saharan Africa using nationally representative household surveys as well as qualitative data. Six main findings emerge from the study: (1) Across a sample of...

This study provides an overview of Bank investments in Early Childhood Development (ECD) from 2000-2013 within the Education, Health, Nutrition and Population, and Social Protection and Labor practices. The study summarizes trends in operational and analytical investments in early childhood,...

This brief applies a simple framework for assessing the relative potential for Rotary membership growth in different geographic areas. The analysis is relative in that areas are compared to each other through an econometric procedure. By design about half of the areas are considered as...

This brief applies a simple framework for assessing the relative potential for Rotary membership growth in different geographic areas. The analysis is relative in that areas are compared to each other through an econometric procedure. By design about half of the areas are considered as...

This paper on comprehensive education is one of five background thematic papers prepared for the Global Youth Forum of the International Conference on Population and Development Beyond 2014 Review. The forum was organized by UNFPA in Bali (Indonesia) on December 4-6, 2012. The paper reviews the...

This paper on comprehensive education is one of five background thematic papers prepared for the Global Youth Forum of the International Conference on Population and Development Beyond 2014 Review. The forum was organized by UNFPA in Bali (Indonesia) on December 4-6, 2012. The paper reviews the...

What are the perceptions of households in the Middle East and North Africa Region regarding changes in the climate of the areas where they live? To what extent are households affected by extreme weather events such as droughts or floods? And who tends to suffer the most from such events when...