Learning Crisis: 9 images to help you understand the World Development Report 2018 by TARIQ KHOKHAR
Learning faces a crisis. There are huge disparities in the quality and quantity of education, both within and between countries. Around the world, hundreds of millions of children are growing up without basic life skills. The World Development Report 2018 draws on knowledge from fields ranging from economics to neuroscience to explore this issue and make recommendations for countries to improve. You can download the full report here. In order to give you a preliminary understanding of the content of the report, I selected the following charts and concepts that impressed me most during the reading process.
Each additional year of schooling increases earnings by 8-10%
The higher the education, the higher the salary
Each additional year of education is associated with a higher proportion of investment in wages for both men and women
The report presents several arguments for the value of education. What do I think is the most clear point? Education is a powerful tool for raising incomes. Each additional year of education can increase an individual’s earnings by 8-10%, especially for women. It’s not just that competent or well-connected people are more educated. “Natural experiments” in countries such as Honduras, Indonesia, the Philippines, the United States and the United Kingdom show that education does boost income. Educational attainment is also associated with a long and healthy life, with lasting benefits for individuals and society as a whole.
Only a third of children in low – and middle-income countries finish secondary school
High school completion rates vary widely among regions
High school completion and dropout rates (percentage data circa 2010)
In the poorest countries, fewer than a fifth of pupils are proficient in maths and reading
Where did the primary school students pass the learning effect assessment?
Assess the average percentage of students who pass the math and reading assessment by income, income group and region
Start before School – The cognitive achievement gap between rich and poor children widens with age
The cognitive achievement gap between rich and poor children increases with age
Proportion of children (3-5 years old) who can recognize 10 letters of the alphabet, select countries divided five ways by wealth
One third of children under five years of age in income and middle-income countries are physically stunted
Students’ academic failure is often caused by schools and teachers
In Africa, teachers are often absent from school
Proportion of teachers absent on inspection days without prior notice (2010-2014 data)
Undervaluing learning rather than overvaluing it
How many countries track learning outcomes?
Share of countries with data to monitor SDGS for assessing learning by level of education (2016)
The state is willing to invest in education, but the investment needs to be smarter
Most education funding comes from within the country
Estimated Source of education Funding by income group, 2015
Two centuries of development of primary and secondary education
The development of primary education in two Centuries
Net enrollment over time
The development of secondary education in two Centuries
Net enrollment over time
These are some of the most interesting charts and concepts I found in the World Development Report 2018, and there is much more to discover. You can download the report here.
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