Education and Skills
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INVESTING
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BY THE NUMBERS: EDUCATION & SKILLS
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Human Capital Index Plus (HCI+)
- global score from 0-325
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Primary school teachers
total number
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Learning poverty: Share of children below minimum reading proficiency
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Primary school completion rate
Percentage of relevant age group
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Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
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RESULTS & IMPACT
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324.5M students
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Globally, the World Bank has supported 324.5 million students with better education through more than 300 projects in 107 countries.
564K schools
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in formal and informal education across pre-primary, primary, secondary, tertiary, and vocational levels have received support from the World Bank Group since early 2020.
4M children
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A decade-long engagement between the Government of Cameroon and the World Bank has improved textbook availability and affordability for over 4 million children nationwide.
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Ensuring Learning Continuity During Crises
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Turning Pages, Transforming Lives: Cameroon’s Textbook Revolution
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RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
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Digital Pathways for Education: Enabling Greater Impact for All
How can countries leverage digital solutions to build equitable, relevant, and resilient education systems with a positive impact on learning outcomes?
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Building Resilient Schools
Building Resilient Schools
The RIGHT+ Framework offers guidance to promote resilient, inclusive, green, healthy, and teaching- and learning-conducive schools, classrooms and learning environments.
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THE LATEST ON EDUCATION & SKILLS
Explore key World Bank resources showcasing the impact of education & skills on development.
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PROGRAMS & PROJECTS
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The latest news, publications, and events on global education and development.
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MORE ON EDUCATION & SKILLS
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Swapping Debt for Development
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A debt-for-development swap operation is enabling Côte d’Ivoire to replace expensive debt with cheaper financing, generating savings to direct to the country’s education sector.
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Boosting girl’s education in the Central African Republic is key
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In the Central African Republic, more than 30% of girls drop out of primary school due to household financial insecurity or early pregnancy. This situation is even more pronounced in rural areas.
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ACROSS REGIONS:
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Africa
Africa's Pulse: Transforming Education for Inclusive Growth
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Latin America and Caribbean
Universities in Chile, Now Open to All, are Unlocking Students' Dreams
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Middle East and North Africa
Spend Better, Spend More: How to Make Education Expenditures Count for Children in Pakistan
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OUR PARTNERS
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