LEADER 02674oam 22004575 450 001 9910812143603321 005 20200522221022.0 010 $a1-4648-1339-6 024 7 $a10.1596/978-1-4648-1327-6 035 $a(CKB)4100000010848283 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6148151 035 $a(The World Bank)211327 035 $a(US-djbf)211327 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000010848283 100 $a20020129d2020 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aReady to Learn : $eBefore School, In School, and Beyond School in South Asia /$fTara Beteille 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cThe World Bank,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (382 pages) 225 1 $aInternational Development in Focus 311 $a1-4648-1327-2 330 3 $aCountries that have sustained rapid growth over decades have typically had a strong public commitment to expanding education as well as to improving learning outcomes. South Asian countries have made considerable progress in expanding access to primary and secondary schooling, with countries having achieved near-universal enrollment of the primary-school-age cohort (ages 6-11), except for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Secondary enrollment shows an upward trend as well. Beyond school, many more people have access to skilling opportunities and higher education today. Although governments have consistently pursued policies to expand access, a prominent feature of the region has been the role played by nonstate actors-private nonprofit and forprofit entities-in expanding access at every level of education. Though learning levels remain low, countries in the region have shown a strong commitment to improving learning. All countries in South Asia have taken the first step, which is to assess learning outcomes regularly. Since 2010, there has been a rapid increase in the number of large-scale student learning assessments conducted in the region. But to use the findings of these assessments to improve schooling, countries must build their capacity to design assessments and analyze and use findings to inform policy. 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aEducation$zSouth Asia 615 0$aEducation 676 $a370.954 700 $aBeteille$b Tara$01692730 701 $aGhorpade$b Yashodhan$01692731 701 $aNomura$b Shinsaku$01692732 701 $aRiboud$b Michelle$01692733 701 $aTognatta$b Namrata$01692734 801 0$bDJBF 801 1$bDJBF 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812143603321 996 $aReady to Learn$94070024 997 $aUNINA