Infrastructural improvements in a Kabul city neighborhood have resulted not only in a clean environment but also a strong sense of civic pride. The neighborhood’s residents are among the more than 300,000...
Type: BriefReport#: 179357Date: December 21, 2016Author:
World Bank
The transition to cloud computing broadly means shifting programs and data from personal or office hardware to shared hardware that many individuals and organizations access over the Internet. That migration...
India is the fastest growing major economy in the world. But as a share of its gross domestic product (GDP), its logistics costs for moving freight are as high as 14 percent of GDP, markedly more than...
The development of sustainable index-insurance markets requires enabling legal and regulatory environments. In addition to this regional regulatory change, the global index-insurance facility (GIIF) has...
Type: BriefReport#: 113735Date: December 17, 2016Author:
Assah,Fatou C. ;
Sberro-Kessler, Rachel
Vietnam ranks among the top 10 countries participating in program for international student assessment (PISA) this year. Vietnam’s performance continues to be significantly above average for its income...
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in Kazakhstan the national coders were found to be lenient in marking. Since human coded items form an important part of...
Scores in mathematics and reading remain consistent when compared with the 2012 results, but a decline is observed in science performance of about 21 points from 2012 results. In science, Lithuania students...
Moldova placed second among the five low middle income countries that participated in Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015. Moldova’s performance substantially improved in science,...
Slovenia’s performance in science, reading, and math remains above the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average. Slovenia has fewer than one in six students performing below...
PISA is the OECD’s benchmarking tool to assess achievement and application of key knowledge and skills of 15 year-olds. Launched in 2000, PISA is conducted every three years and tests proficiency in mathematics,...
Croatian student’s performance declined substantially in science, though it improved in reading. There is a wide gap between the top and bottom income groups in science performance, with a difference of...
PISA is the OECD’s benchmarking tool to assess achievement and application of key knowledge and skills of 15 year-olds. PISA tests proficiency in mathematics, reading, science, and problem-solving. It...
Macedonia did significantly worse between 2000 and 2015, particularly in mathematics. The percentage of students performing below the basic proficiency level in science is three times the Organization...
Russia’s performance in Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) has improved since 2006, particularly in reading but also in mathematics. Russia also increased the share of students who demonstrated...
Korea’s scores in Science, Reading and Mathematics have declined significantly since the last round. The performance of students in each subject continues to exceed the regional and the rganization for...
PISA is the OECD's benchmarking tool to assess achievement and application of key knowledge and skills of 15 year-olds. Launched in 2000, PISA is conducted every three years and tests proficiency in mathematics,...
Turkey’s performance in 2015 suffered a significant decline, returning to the 2006 level. The performance gap between students from the top and bottom income groups is equivalent to more than two years...
PISA is the OECD’s benchmarking tool to assess achievement and application of key knowledge and skills of 15 year-olds. PISA tests proficiency in mathematics, reading, science, and problem-solving. It...
Japan outperforms most participating countries or economies in Science, Reading and Mathematics in 2015. However, its score in Reading has declined significantly since the last round. The gap between Japan...
Bulgaria has seen consistent improvements since 2006 in science, reading, and math. Between 2006 and 2015, the increase in reading and math is equivalent to about 30 points. The system is characterized...
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