Savchenko, YevgeniyaRiboud, MichelleTan, Hong2014-08-252014-08-252007-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19637How education and training systems respond to the sweeping changes brought about by globalization and the knowledge economy can have far-reaching implications for developing countries in terms of sustainability of growth, competitiveness, job creation, and poverty reduction. This issue is especially pertinent to the countries of South Asia, which are currently growing at a rapid pace and are gradually becoming more integrated into the world economy. This regional study is a first attempt to address these questions. Its main objective is to document and compare trends in education and training in the countries of South Asia, as well as the associated changes in earnings and employment. It draws upon household, labor force, and firm-level surveys from 1990 to the most recent year available. The analysis focuses on Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka (countries with well-developed surveys), with some references to Bhutan, the Maldives, and Nepal, along with comparisons with countries in East Asia and with other regions.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATIONADULTSAGE COHORTALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONANNUAL SALARIESAREA OF SKILLSAVERAGE WAGEBASIC EDUCATIONBUSINESS OPERATIONSCALCULATIONSCALL CENTERSCLASS REPETITIONCOGNITIVE SKILLSCOMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONCONTINUOUS LEARNINGCURRENT JOBDEBTDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDISCRIMINATIONDISSEMINATIONEARNINGSECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATED WOMENEDUCATED WORKERSEDUCATION ATTAINMENTEDUCATION FOR ALLEDUCATION POLICIESEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTELEMENTARY EDUCATIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESFLOW OF INFORMATIONFORMAL EDUCATIONGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER GAPGIRLSGRADE LEVELSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS ENROLLMENTGROSS ENROLLMENT RATESHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATIONHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONINCOMESINFORMAL TRAININGINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINVESTINGINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT IN EDUCATIONINVESTMENTS IN EDUCATIONJOB CREATIONJOB SEARCHJOB TRAININGLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLATIN AMERICANLEGAL STATUSLESS EDUCATED PEERSLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLITERACYLITERACY CAMPAIGNLOWER LEVELS OF EDUCATIONLOWER SECONDARY EDUCATIONMIDDLE EASTMIDDLE SCHOOLNATIONAL EDUCATIONNATIONAL PRIORITIESNET ENROLLMENTNET ENROLLMENT RATENEW JOBSNONFORMAL EDUCATIONNORTH AFRICANUMBER OF PEOPLEPARTICIPATION BY WOMENPATTERN OF CHANGEPOLICY MAKERSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTPRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLINGPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUANTITATIVE INDICATORSRAPID GROWTHRATE OF RETURNRATES OF GROWTHRATES OF RETURNRATES OF RETURN TO EDUCATIONRATES OF RETURNSREGRESSION ANALYSISRESPECTRETURNS TO EDUCATIONRISING DEMANDRURAL AREASSALARIESSALARYSALESSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL LEAVERSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLINGSERVICE TRAININGSKILL LEVELSKILLED WORKERSSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSKILLS REQUIREMENTSSOCIAL SERVICESSOURCE OF INFORMATIONSOUTH ASIANSTOCKSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICATECHNICAL EDUCATIONTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONSTERTIARY EDUCATIONTERTIARY LEVELTERTIARY LEVELSUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYED YOUTHUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONURBAN AREASVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL TRAININGWAGEWAGESWITHDRAWALWORK EXPERIENCEWORKFORCE10.1596/19637