In 2000, the United Nations (UN) Member States pledged to work towards a series of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including the target of a three-quarters reduction in the 1990 maternal mortality ratio (MMR; maternal deaths per 100 000 live births), to be achieved by 2015. This target (MDG...

This Basic Education Public Expenditure Review (PER) was performed at the request of the GoB to assess fiscal expenditure in education and provide recommendations that could improve the performance of the country's school system. More specifically, the PER assessed the adequacyand sustainability...

Skill formation and human capital accumulation are a lifetime process, and quality early childhood education and development (ECED) is critical for ensuring that children get a head start in this process. Recognizing the importance of ECED, the sustainable development goals (SDGs) include an...