Greece - Learning Poverty Brief, 2022

All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning. Reading proficiency is also critical for f...

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Main Author:	World Bank
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Language:	English English
Published:	Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	LITERACY BASIC READING SKILLS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG) FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING POVERTY REDUCTION SUSTAINABLE GROWTH LEARNING CRISIS HUMAN CAPITAL PRIMARY EDUCATION EDUCATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099120307182210772/IDU038adc05e0584a0494b0b69308aeb5f968c0f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37780

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spelling	okr-10986-377802022-07-27T19:23:22Z Greece - Learning Poverty Brief, 2022 World Bank LITERACY BASIC READING SKILLS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG) FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING POVERTY REDUCTION SUSTAINABLE GROWTH LEARNING CRISIS HUMAN CAPITAL PRIMARY EDUCATION EDUCATION All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning. Reading proficiency is also critical for foundational learning in other subjects. In low- and middle-income countries, more than half the children cannot read and understand a simple story by the end of primary school. This learning crisis threatens countries’ efforts to build human capital and achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs), undermining sustainable growth and poverty reduction. Tackling the learning crisis in the foreseeable future requires rapid progress at a scale that has not been seen yet. To galvanize action on this crisis, the authors introduced the concept of learning poverty (LP), a measure constructed jointly by the World Bank and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). 2022-07-27T19:23:21Z 2022-07-27T19:23:21Z 2022-06 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099120307182210772/IDU038adc05e0584a0494b0b69308aeb5f968c0f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37780 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Knowledge Notes :: Miscellaneous Knowledge Notes Europe and Central Asia Greece
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description	All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning. Reading proficiency is also critical for foundational learning in other subjects. In low- and middle-income countries, more than half the children cannot read and understand a simple story by the end of primary school. This learning crisis threatens countries’ efforts to build human capital and achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs), undermining sustainable growth and poverty reduction. Tackling the learning crisis in the foreseeable future requires rapid progress at a scale that has not been seen yet. To galvanize action on this crisis, the authors introduced the concept of learning poverty (LP), a measure constructed jointly by the World Bank and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
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title	Greece - Learning Poverty Brief, 2022
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publisher	Washington, DC
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Greece - Learning Poverty Brief, 2022

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