Achieving universal education by 2030 demands significant improvements in teacher recruitment, training, and retention across developing countries in Asia and the Pacific. Improving the status of teachers, expanding certification programs, and incorporating technology are essential steps. Many developing countries face a severe crisis in teacher recruitment and retention. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural […]

The returns to education are high in most countries. An additional year of schooling increases earnings by 10 percent a year. At the same time, education is one of the most powerful instruments for reducing poverty and inequality, as well as for laying the basis for sustained growth. Many ideas on how to realize those returns […]

The returns to education are high in most countries. An additional year of schooling increases earnings by 10 percent a year. At the same time, education is one of the most powerful instruments for reducing poverty and inequality, as well as for laying the basis for sustained growth. Many ideas on how to realize those returns […]