Literacy and primary education (English)

Literacy rates represent the most telling indicators of a country's educational status. The core of mass public education, and hence the starting place for literacy for most of the world's population, is primary education. However, a large number of countries have yet to ensure universal primary education, and educational systems with high enrollment are often plagued by high dropout rates. This paper reviews the literacy status of developing countries...

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Chowdhury, Kowsar P.;
Document Date
1995/02/28
Document Type
Human Capital Working Paper
Report Number
14052
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Literacy and primary education
Keywords
high rates of teacher absenteeism

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Chowdhury, Kowsar P..

Literacy and primary education (English). Human resources development and operations policy working papers ; no. HRO 50 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/748941468739334068

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