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Youth in Africa's Labor Market

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dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Marito
dc.contributor.authorFares, Jean
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-29T18:21:08Z
dc.date.available2012-05-29T18:21:08Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractYouth and Africa have received increased attention in recent policy discussions and World Bank work, as articulated in the Africa action plan and the World Development Report 2007: development and the next generation. The Africa action plan offers a framework to support critical policy and public action led by African countries to achieve well-defined goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The World Development report's main message is that the time has never been better to invest in young people living in developing countries. It offers a three pillar policy framework for investing in and preserving the human capital of the next generation. Both frameworks respond to the desire to find solutions to Africa's development challenges and to prepare for and benefit from the next generation of workers, parents, and leaders. This report examines the challenges Africa's youth face in their transition to working life and proposes policies for meeting these challenges. It presents evidence from case studies of 4 countries - Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda and from household data on 13 countries. The four case studies include a stocktaking of existing policies and programs to address youth employment and labor markets. The overarching message of the report is the call to further invest in the human capital of youth in Sub-Saharan Africa to take advantage of the large youth cohorts there. Youth in Africa leave school too early and enter the labor market unprepared, limiting their contribution to economic growth and increasing their vulnerability to poverty and economic hardship.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9861712/youth-africas-labor-market
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6884-8
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-6884-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6578
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC : World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development; Human Development
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAIDS ORPHANS
dc.subjectAPPRENTICESHIP
dc.subjectAVERAGE AGE
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectCARE OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectCHANGES IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILD WORKERS
dc.subjectCROSS-SECTIONAL DATA
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDROPOUT
dc.subjectEARLY ADOLESCENCE
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SEARCH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT BY AGE
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectESTIMATED PROBABILITIES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFEMALE EDUCATION
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFINDING EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFINDING WORK
dc.subjectFORMAL SCHOOLING
dc.subjectFUTURE GENERATIONS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGLOBAL POPULATION
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHIGH ILLITERACY RATES
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectILL HEALTH
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectIMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN CHILDREN
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB MARKET
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET RIGIDITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABORERS
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLAM
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectMALE COUNTERPARTS
dc.subjectMALE YOUTH
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF LABOUR
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNEW ENTRANTS
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOLDER CHILDREN
dc.subjectORPHANS
dc.subjectPAYING JOBS
dc.subjectPOLICY CONCERN
dc.subjectPOLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESPONSE
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DIVISION
dc.subjectPOPULATION INCREASES
dc.subjectPOPULATION PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ERADICATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIMARY COMPLETION
dc.subjectPRIMARY COMPLETION RATE
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRIMARY SOURCE
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE WORK
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectRATE OF GROWTH
dc.subjectREGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENCE
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectRURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectRURAL YOUTH
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL SYSTEM
dc.subjectSCHOOL TIME
dc.subjectSCHOOL YOUTH
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSELF-REGULATION
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSKILL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subjectTEENAGERS
dc.subjectTEENS
dc.subjectTEMPORARY JOBS
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED YOUTH
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectUNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN DWELLERS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectURBAN WORKERS
dc.subjectURBAN YOUTH
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL SKILLS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectWORK FORCE
dc.subjectWORK PROJECT
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORLD POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.subjectYOUNG FEMALES
dc.subjectYOUNG GIRLS
dc.subjectYOUNG MALES
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG PERSON
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH ACCESS
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH LABOR
dc.subjectYOUTH POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectYOUTH WORK
dc.titleYouth in Africa's Labor Marketen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.date.disclosure2010-04-20
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9861712/youth-africas-labor-market
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid687001468007775569
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-6884-8
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20080919014953
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9861712
okr.identifier.report45488
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitAFT: Human Development 3 (AFTH3)
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