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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812143603321

Autore

Beteille Tara

Titolo

Ready to Learn : : Before School, In School, and Beyond School in South Asia / / Tara Beteille

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2020

ISBN

1-4648-1339-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 pages)

Collana

International Development in Focus

Altri autori (Persone)

GhorpadeYashodhan

NomuraShinsaku

RiboudMichelle

TognattaNamrata

Disciplina

370.954

Soggetti

Education - South Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Countries that have sustained rapid growth over decades have typically had a strong public commitment to expanding education as well as to improving learning outcomes. South Asian countries have made considerable progress in expanding access to primary and secondary schooling, with countries having achieved near-universal enrollment of the primary-school-age cohort (ages 6-11), except for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Secondary enrollment shows an upward trend as well. Beyond school, many more people have access to skilling opportunities and higher education today. Although governments have consistently pursued policies to expand access, a prominent feature of the region has been the role played by nonstate actors-private nonprofit and forprofit entities-in expanding access at every level of education. Though learning levels remain low, countries in the region have shown a strong commitment to improving learning. All countries in South Asia have taken the first step, which is to assess learning outcomes regularly. Since 2010, there has been a rapid increase in the number of large-scale student learning assessments conducted in the region. But to use the findings of these assessments to improve schooling, countries must build their capacity to design assessments and analyze



and use findings to inform policy.