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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790114203321

Autore

Fox M. Louise

Titolo

Education reform in Mozambique : : lessons and challenges / / Louise Fox ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-48659-7

9786613581822

0-8213-8976-9

Descrizione fisica

pages cm

Collana

Directions in development : human development

Altri autori (Persone)

FoxM. Louise

Disciplina

370.968

Soggetti

Education - Mozambique

Educational change - Mozambique

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction and overview -- Conceptual framework and data -- Analysis of the effects of the 2004 reforms: outputs and outcomes -- The effects of the primary reforms: econometric analysis -- Does education matter for poverty reduction? a livelihoods perspective -- Tough choices ahead.

Sommario/riassunto

Coming out of civil war, Mozambique had an enormous education deficit. In 199, five years after the peace treaty, 80 percent of the labor force reported to have no education at all, and school enrollment outside the large cities was miserable. Since then, Mozambique has come a long way in improving access to lower and upper primary through sustained investments in education infrastructure and introduction of important reforms. The primary education reform programs implemented in 2004, combined with a continuing program of school construction and teacher training, resulted in a 70% increase in