Changing the Trajectory: Education and Training for Youth in Democratic Republic of Congo Volume 168 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780821380024)

The Democratic Republic of Congo faces the challenge of providing universal primary education and expanding opportunities for post-secondary education and training for its youth, ages 12 to 24. This study analyzes the current educational attainment and school enrollment status of youth, as well as the formal and informal post-secondary educational and training opportunities available to them. The study uses the results of a simulation model that incorporates enrollment in alternative education programs and considers alternative scenarios for developing the post-primary sector. Each scenario is evaluated for the impact on the human capital accumulation of young people and the sustainability of public expenditures. The report offers policy options for rapidly raising the educational attainment of young people who will be entering the labor force in the next two decades, including expanding opportunities for alternative education and training for out-of-school children, the extension of primary education, and the reorganization of secondary and technical/vocational training to reduce early specialization.

Author: Sajitha Bashir
ISBN-10: 0821380028
ISBN-13: 9780821380024
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Language: English
Published: 06/25/2009
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.60h x 7.00w x 0.30d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2009 pg. 220