We document substantial variation in the effects of a highly-effective literacy pro-gram in northern Uganda. The … all randomized evaluations of developing country education interventions in the literature. This very effective program …

In addition to the traditional education system targeting children and youth, one potentially important vehicle to … improve literacy and numeracy skills is adult literacy programs (ALPs). In many developing countries, however, these programs …

because education policy is decided by each of ten provincial governments. This paper investigates neglected issues related … provinces and years, provide evidence on the SES gradient in literacy and numeracy competencies. Second, gradients are estimated …

Identifying effective policy interventions for adults with low literacy and numeracy skills has become increasingly … limited literacy and numeracy skills, and governments now recognise the need to up-skill low-skilled adults in order to … background, this literature review examines the current evidence on policy interventions for adults with low literacy and …

account current inequalities in education across the country and the impact of school interruptions on the accumulation of … of inequality of opportunities. Using estimates from the literature on the impact of school closures, we find that the …