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Born with a silver spoon : inequality in educational achievement across the world (English)

This paper assesses inequality of opportunity in educational achievement using the Human Opportunity Index methodology on data from the Programme for International Student Assessment. The findings suggest that there are large inequalities in learning outcomes as measured by demonstrated proficiency in Programme for International Student Assessment test scores in math, reading, and science. Differences in wealth, parental education, and area of residence...
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Balcazar Salazar,Carlos Felipe; Narayan,Ambar; Tiwari,Sailesh.

Born with a silver spoon : inequality in educational achievement across the world (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 7152 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/750071468142789957

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