Prior to independence, Tajikistan’s role within the Soviet Union (1928–1991) was primarily that of an agrarian republic supplying cotton (often referred to as white gold), minerals, labor migrants, and...
This report documents the steps followed to construct harmonized consumption-based welfare aggregates in four Caribbean countries -Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Suriname- and produce internationally...
This technical note outlines updated poverty trends in India, drawing on data from the 2022–23 and 2011–12 Household Consumption Expenditure Surveys (CES) conducted by the National Sample Survey Office...
Este documento es el anexo en línea del documento Mapa de Pobreza de Panamá para 2022: Reporte Técnico (Diéguez, et al., 2025). El informe técnico resume el enfoque utilizado para producir estimaciones...
Este informe técnico resume el enfoque utilizado para producir estimaciones de pobreza monetaria en Panamá en 2022 a nivel de corregimiento y región (urbano/rural) utilizando el método de Estimación en...
This technical report summarizes the approach used for the estimation of monetary poverty in Panama in 2022 at the township (corregimiento) and region level (urban/rural) through the Small Area Estimation...
The main purpose of this poverty assessment is to document the evolution of monetary poverty in Türkiye over the past two decades, identify the main drivers behind poverty reduction, and describe the poor...
The Nepal Living Standards Survey (NLSS), first conducted in 1995-96, marked a significant step in objectively measuring Nepal's living standards and poverty levels. The survey covered a wide range of...
Esta nota analiza la dinámica de las transiciones de la pobreza en El Salvador. A partir de datos de panel de la Encuesta de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples (EHPM) para el período 2018-22, es posible calcular...
This report focuses on the roots of structural inequality that are at the heart of Africa’s slow progress in reducing extreme poverty. Rather than resulting from differences in talent or effort, structural...
This paper examines the dynamics of poverty in Bhutan between 2017 and 2022, utilizing cross-sectional data from the Bhutan Living Standards Surveys (BLSS). The paper uses a methodology proposed by Dang...
This note is part of the April 2024 release of the latest country-level Learning Poverty estimates. The document details country-level changes to the underlying data used to produce the April 2024 Learning...
The Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study (PIRLS), implemented by IEA, is one of the world’s foremost data source on reading proficiency. PIRLS provides comparable data on reading trends...
The Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study (PIRLS) is one of the world’s foremost data sources on reading proficiency. PIRLS provides comparable data on reading trends for grade 4 students...
The poverty rate in Uruguay - at 6.4 percent in 2022 under the $6.85 (2017 PPP) per day international line - is low compared to the region. However, poverty reduction has stalled in recent years. Despite...
Although notable progress has been made in reducing poverty since 1994, poverty reduction came to a halt in 2011. The latest survey conducted in 2014-2015 shows that 55.5 percent of the population was...
The latest household income and expenditure survey (HIES) used to estimate poverty in Tuvalu was conducted in 2015/16. However, the data presented in this brief refer to the previous HIES in 2010, as substantial...
