This working paper suggests that in some countries human capital, in the form of adults with secondary education and trained teachers, is one of the main constraints on education expansion - possibly stronger than financial limitations.
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The effect of violent conflict on the primary education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
This commissioned background report for the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2011 looks at the effect of violent conflict on the primary education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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The Extent and Impact of Non-formal Education in 28 Developing Countries
The study approximates the impact of non-formal education by comparing incomes of households headed by persons with non-formal education compared to households headed by persons with no schooling.or formal primary or secondary education.
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The Shrinking Urban-Rural School Attendance Gap 1990-2006
This working paper examines changes in the urban-rural attendance gap at the national and subnational level.
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Thoughts on an Early Childhood Care and Education Index
This paper explores 58 education and health related indicators for use in an early childhood index which could be used, among other purposes, to monitor the first Education for All Goal: Expanding and improving comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children.
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Universal Basic Education: A Progress-based Path to 2025
This policy brief looks at the EFA projections up to 2025 based on historical trend of the last decade to best utilize the remaining years to reach EFA goals beyond 2015.
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Wealth Still Matters: A Study of Wealth Differentials in Primary School Attendance from 1990-2006 in Developing Countries
This working paper examines changes in attendance differentials by wealth over time from 1990-2006 for 61 developing and transitional countries, based on household surveys and finds that school attendance differentials by wealth have declined over time in almost all countries. Declines in wealth differentials are almost universally associated with an overall increase in school attendance.
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What Does History Teach Us in Achieving UPE and UPC for Education for All 2015?
This policy brief analyzes long-term historical trends of education growth (1950-2000) in 70 developing countries. It presents four general observations on long-term growth trends, and four policy recommendations to accelerate and support growth.
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What Works in Expanding School Participation
The paper identifies some of the key government policies responsible for the rapid expansion in primary enrollment and completion prior to 2005, and explores the likelihood of continued expansion and the implications of expansion for individuals and the countries as a whole.
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