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Seizing Opportunities of a Lifetime: The Timor-Leste Human Capital Review

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dc.contributor.authorBosch, Lander
dc.contributor.authorAndrews, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Janssen
dc.contributor.authorMeidina, Ilsa
dc.contributor.authorNagpal, Somil
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-17T20:37:53Z
dc.date.available2023-11-17T20:37:53Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-17
dc.description.abstractTimor-Leste is facing a human capital crisis. Children born in Timor-Leste today will be less than half as productive as adults as they could be if they enjoyed complete education and full health. Moreover, the Petroleum Fund, the main driver of the economy since the country’s independence in 2002, risks being depleted within a decade, threatening the sustainability of Timor-Leste’s economy, as well as health, education, and social protection systems. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified and accelerated these challenges and deepened socioeconomic and geographic inequalities across the country. To be ready for a future that will be primarily driven by the country’s human capital assets, the time available to Timor-Leste is limited and the task at hand an enormous one. Despite this daunting outlook, there are opportunities of a lifetime that need to be seized now to address this crisis. The country’s population is primarily young, and a rapidly closing window of opportunity exists to build high levels of human capital through quality education, health, nutrition, and social protection. By capitalizing on the youth bulge and translating it into a demographic dividend, the people of Timor-Leste can become the drivers of the country’s economic growth. Eight key messages can be distilled from the 2023 Timor-Leste Human Capital Review (HCR). These messages serve as a common reference point for the Government of Timor-Leste (GoTL) and other stakeholders active in human development to identify short- and medium-term priorities for investment in health, education, and social protection. Together, these can yield individual-level and macro-level economic benefits and improve development outcomes.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099111023030033634/P17270600ae5090cc08f04015bdcf72d550
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40623
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40623
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectDIAGNOSTICS
dc.subjectPER ALLOCATION
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE REFORM
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.titleSeizing Opportunities of a Lifetimeen
dc.title.subtitleThe Timor-Leste Human Capital Reviewen
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okr.crossref.titleSeizing Opportunities of a Lifetime: The Timor-Leste Human Capital Review
okr.date.disclosure2023-11-17
okr.date.lastmodified2023-11-10T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Social Analysis
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099111023030033634/P17270600ae5090cc08f04015bdcf72d550
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okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40623
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/40623
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryTimor-Leste
okr.sectorPublic Administration - Health,Central Government (Central Agencies),Social Protection
okr.themeSocial protection delivery systems,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Nutrition,Social Protection,Social Development and Protection,Health Finance,Disease Control,Health Service Delivery,Health System Strengthening,Pandemic Response,Nutrition and Food Security,Health Systems and Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unitHealth Nutrition &Population EAP (HEAHN)
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