The pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) is a key metric in education planning that represents the average number of pupils per each teacher. It provides crucial information for policymaking in two ways: First, teachers...
Evidence shows that interventions targeting school management in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have the potential to improve student learning. Such interventions are also highly cost-effective...
Many education systems use virtual communities of practice (VCoPs), including WhatsApp groups for teachers, to provide a forum for teachers to ask and answer each other’s questions. The motivation is that...
Strong leaders manage their schools effectively to facilitate high quality teaching and learning. Tanzania’s school management practices are weak when compared against other countries where similar data...
The Entrepreneurial Mindset Development Program (EMDP) led to increased agency among students over their education, careers, own goals, basic financial literacy, and risk preferences. Students who participated...
Somalia is highly exposed to climatic shocks. According to the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (NG-GAIN) ranking, Somalia is the most vulnerable country in the world to climate change. Somalia...
In 2022, the nomadic population, comprising just over 10 percent of the Somali population, faced the highest levels of monetary, non-monetary, and extreme poverty, along with the greatest inequality. Nomadic...
Somalia’s labor market displays some unique traits for its level of income. Somalia has very low labor force participation, likely driven by the limited viability of agricultural and low non-agricultural...
The fact that women who have the skills, experience, and ability to be considered for promotions opt out of competitions for promotion is not cost-free. It reduces the overall skillset in the pool of applicants...
The fact that women who have the skills, experience, and ability to be considered for promotions opt out of competitions for promotion is not cost-free. It reduces the overall skillset in the pool of applicants...
Accelerated progress towards and achievement of universal health coverage (UHC) has become a central goal of the Government of Pakistan’s (GoP) policy agenda in health in recent years. Both at the center...
Accelerated progress towards and achievement of universal health coverage (UHC) has become a central goal of the Government of Pakistan’s (GoP) policy agenda in health in recent years. Both at the center...
Digital technologies, such as digital payments or social media, have the potential to boost business growth; however, female entrepreneurs face barriers to digital adoption. EAPGIL partnered with the Finance...
After Indonesia liberalized investment rules, foreign direct investment (FDI) increased. The government promoted linkages between foreign investors and local firms, but the impact on employment and productivity...
Global warming has dramatically increased the frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme heat events, or heatwaves. Exposure to extreme heat presents a wide range of challenges for public health, labor...
In the region of the Americas, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute a major disease burden, accounting for approximately 80 percent of all deaths (PAHO 2019). Mental and neurological disorders...
In the region of the Americas, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) constitute a major disease burden, accounting for approximately 80 percent of all deaths (PAHO 2019). Mental and neurological disorders...
In the borderlands of the Horn of Africa, climate variability and population growth are leading to the increasing scarcity of resources, including pasture and water. This pattern is intensifying vulnerability...
Macroeconomic, financial, and policy-related uncertainty have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic globally and in individual developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. Uncertainty...
In the proposed 2024-2030 World Bank Group (WBG), We Effect, and partner organisations appreciate the World Bank Gender Team for recognising civil society organisations suggestions and experiences throughout...