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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454186603321

Autore

Bashir Sajitha

Titolo

Developing the workforce, shaping the future [[electronic resource] ] : transformation of Madagascar's post-basic education / / Sajitha Bashir

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2009

ISBN

1-281-98047-1

9786611980474

0-8213-7817-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 p.)

Collana

World Bank working paper ; ; no. 156

Disciplina

370/.9691

Soggetti

Education - Economic aspects - Madagascar

Educational change - Madagascar

Education and state - Madagascar

Labor supply - Madagascar

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Africa Region Human Development Department."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1. Introduction; FIGURE 1. Education and the Commitments of the MAP; FIGURE 2. Students in Higher Education, 1969-2006; FIGURE 3. Planned Reform to Basic Education Curriculum; 2. Trends in Enrollment and Completion; FIGURE 4a. Primary Enrollment, 1997-2007; FIGURE 4b. Junior Secondary Enrollment, 1997-2007; FIGURE 4c. SSE, TVET, and HE Enrollment, 1997-2007; FIGURE 5. International Comparison of Gross Enrollment Rates, Secondary and Higher Education, 2005

FIGURE 6. Share of Private Sector in Enrollment by Sub-sector, 1997-2007FIGURE 7. Entry into Higher Education by Baccalauréat Series, 2005-06; FIGURE 8. First-year University Dropout Rates by University, 2004-05; FIGURE 9. Student Survival, JSE to Higher Education; FIGURE 10. Distribution of the Population by Highest Educational Attainment and Income, 2004; TABLE 1. Madagascar: Net Enrollment Rates per Income Level in 2001 and 2005 (%); 3. Education-Labor Market Linkages; FIGURE 11. Madagascar: Labor Status of the Population, 2005



FIGURE 12. Cross-country Comparison of Adult Educational Attainment, 2001-05FIGURE 13. Average Years of Education by Age Group, Employed Labor Force, 2001 and 2005; FIGURE 14. Educational Attainment of Employed Labor Force Participants Under Age 30, 2001 and 2005; FIGURE 15. Share of Population That Has Attained at Least Grade 5 by Age Group, 2005; FIGURE 16a. Share of Population That Has Attained at Least Grade 9 by Age Group, 2005; FIGURE 16b. Share of Population That Has Attained at Least Grade 12 by Age Group, 2005

FIGURE 17. Distribution of Employed Labor Force by Highest Qualification Obtained and Annual Education/Training Awards, 2005FIGURE 18. Educational Attainment of Employed Labor Forces by Region, 2005; FIGURE 19. Education Levels in MAP Target Regions, 2005; FIGURE 20. Return to Education by Educational Level,Wage and Salary Earners, 2005; BOX 1. Observations on the Availability of Middle Managers and Skilled Technicians; 4. Skills for the Labor Market: Improving Relevance and Quality in Post-basic Education and Training; TABLE 2. Growth Sector Skill Needs and Labor Supply

FIGURE 21. Typology of Technological Occupations in the Knowledge EconomyFIGURE 22. Madagascar's Senior Secondary Education (SSE) Cycle; BOX 2. Alternative Models for Secondary Education; FIGURE 23. Structure of Madagascar TVET system, 2007 (Pre-reform); FIGURE 24. Graduates of Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology Programs, 2005-06; BOX 3. Strategies for Shifting to LMD in Selected European Countries; 5. Access and Equity in Post-basic Education; FIGURE 25. NIOS Process for Learning System Development; BOX 4. Main Features of the National Institute of Open School, India

BOX 5. Ten Characteristics of Successful Open Universities

Sommario/riassunto

With challenges similar to those faced by a number of low income countries, Madagascar faces critical policy choices with respect to post-basic education. Enrolment ratios in senior secondary education and tertiary education are 10 percent and 3 percent, respectively, among the lowest in the world. Critical skill shortages and pervasive inequities in access necessitate changes in the quantity and quality of education and skills. The increasing number of basic education completers and demographic growth are mounting pressure on the government to expand access to post-basic education. Responding