Report: October, 2019

Abstract
In recent years, it has become clear that many children around the world are not learning to read proficiently. As a major contributor to human capital deficits, the learning crisis undermines sustainable growth and poverty reduction. To spotlight this crisis, we are introducing the concept of Learning Poverty, drawing on new data developed in coordination with the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Citation
World Bank. 2019. Ending Learning Poverty: What Will It Take?. World Bank, Washington, DC.

Database
Learning Poverty (October, 2019), The World Bank and UNESCO Institute of Statistics.

Other Related Publications
Azevedo, Joao Pedro. 2020. Learning Poverty: Measures and Simulations. Policy Research Working Paper; No. 9446. World Bank, Washington, DC.

Azevedo, Joao Pedro. 2020. Learning Poverty in the Time of COVID-19: A Crisis within a Crisis. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank.

Azevedo, Joao Pedro; Goldemberg, Diana; Montoya, Silvia; Nayar, Reema; Rogers, Halsey; Saavedra, Jaime; Stacy, Brian William. 2021. Will Every Child Be Able to Read by 2030? Defining Learning Poverty and Mapping the Dimensions of the Challenge. Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9588. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank.

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