Strengthening Eswatini’s education systems
The World Bank Group have approved a loan for the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini to strengthen the country’s education service delivery and management systems. The project will also…
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Strengthening basic education in Lesotho
The Government of Lesotho and the World Bank have signed an agreement to improve student retention in times of COVID-19 in an environment in which boys, particularly from poor households…
BOYS FACE SIGNIFICANT RISK OF NOT COMPLETING EDUCATION
Although girls have more difficulty accessing education and make up the majority of out of school children at primary level, boys face increasing challenges at later stages, according to UNESCO’s…
FEWER THAN HALF OF COUNTRIES ARE IMPLEMENTING LEARNING RECOVERY STRATEGIES
Statement by UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education Stefania Giannini, UNICEF Director of Education Robert Jenkins, and World Bank Global Director for Education Jaime Saavedra: “More than two years into the…
SCHOOL CLOSURES COULD IMPOVERISH WHOLE GENERATION
This generation of students now risks losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14 per cent of today’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related…
TERTIARY EDUCATION IS KEY TO REBUILDING COVID-HIT ECONOMIES
COVID-19 is devastating human capital around the world, affecting lives and livelihoods, and posing risks for long term growth and productivity enhancement. As the world seeks to build back better…
40% OF CHILDREN IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA NOT IN SCHOOL
UNICEF estimates that 40 per cent of all school-aged children across Eastern and Southern Africa are currently not in school due to COVID19-induced closures and pre-pandemic levels of out of…