Documents et rapports

The Mis-Education of Women in Afghanistan : From Wage Premiums to Economic Losses (anglais)

This paper uses microdata from the Labor Force and Household Surveys conducted in Afghanistan to show the wage premium differences for education between men and women, documenting a significantly larger...

COVID-19, School Closures, and Student Learning Outcomes : New Global Evidence from PISA (anglais)

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant disruption in schooling worldwide. This paper uses global test score data to estimate learning losses. It models the effect of school closures on achievement...

Education Finance Watch 2023 (anglais)

The Education Finance Watch (EFW) is a collaborative effort between the World Bank (WB), the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The EFW aims to provide...

Evaluation of Educational Loss in Europe and Central Asia (anglais)

To what extent has the learning progress of school-aged children slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic? A pre-registered analysis of the first international assessment to be published since the pandemic...

The Impact of the Transition and EU Membership on the Returns to Schooling in Europe (anglais)

Countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia are in their third decade of independence. What impact does this have on the skills premium and does accession to the European Union have an impact on the...

Learning during the Pandemic : Evidence from Uzbekistan (anglais)

School closures induced by the COVID-19 pandemic led to concerns about student learning. This paper evaluates the effect of school closures on student learning in Uzbekistan, using a unique dataset that...

A Review of Human Development and Environmental Outcomes (anglais)

As climate change and its impact on the physical environment become increasingly evident, its relationship with human development outcomes is becoming a key area of research. While numerous researchers...

The Longer Students Were Out of School, the Less They Learned (anglais)

COVID-19 led to school closures and emergency remote learning systems. It is feared that students learned less when they were remote. This paper analyzes school closures during the pandemic using a unique...

Human Capital and Climate Change (anglais)

Addressing climate change requires individual behavior change and voter support for pro-climate policies, yet surprisingly little is known about how to achieve these outcomes. This paper estimates causal...

Capturing the Educational and Economic Impacts of School Closures in Poland (anglais)

The effect of school closures in the spring of 2020 on the math, science, and reading skills of secondary school students in Poland is estimated. The COVID-19-induced school closures lasted 26 weeks in...

An Analysis of COVID-19 Student Learning Loss (anglais)

COVID-19 caused significant disruption to the global education system. Early reviews of the first wave of lockdowns and school closures suggested significant learning loss in a few countries. A more recent...

Learning Recovery after COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia : Policy and Practice (anglais)

This brief highlights the key aspects of the World Bank’s ECA learning recovery plan that should be prioritized given the current situation in the region. The plan consists of three stages: (i) coping...

Education Quality, Green Technology, and the Economic Impact of Carbon Pricing (anglais)

Carbon pricing is increasingly used by governments to reduce emissions. The effect of carbon pricing on economic outcomes as well as mitigating factors has been studied extensively since the early 1990s...

Education Excellence Towards Human Capital and Economic Growth in Uzbekistan (anglais)

To recommend strategic actions to improve the relevance of education in the economic growth agenda of Uzbekistan, the World Bank education team worked with the Ministry of Public Education to identify...

Learning Recovery after COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia : Policy and Practice (russe)

The vision of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Education Team is for education systems to empower all people to reach their full potential. In line with this vision, the purpose of this guidance note...

Learning Recovery after COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia : Policy and Practice (anglais)

The vision of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Education Team is for education systems to empower all people to reach their full potential. In line with this vision, the purpose of this guidance note...

Economic Crises and Returns to University Education in Middle-Income Countries : Stylized Facts and COVID-19 Projections (anglais)

This paper documents stylized facts on rates of returns to education during economic crises. It shows from three middle-income countries -- Indonesia, Pakistan, and South Africa -- that the rate of return...

Promoting Parental Involvement in Schools : Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments (anglais)

Parental involvement programs aim to increase school-and-parent communication and support children's overall learning environment. This paper examines the effects of low-cost, group-based parental involvement...

Returns to Education in the Russian Federation : Some New Estimates (anglais)

This paper presents new estimates of the returns to education in the Russian Federation using data from 1994 to 2018. Although the returns to schooling increased for a time, they are now much lower than...

The Impact of the Pandemic on Global Education Systems (russe)