Patrinos, Harry Anthony2012-06-072012-06-072007-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7403This paper summarizes the socioeconomic conditions of children around the world. It explores solutions to the main problems, along with a summary of the costs and benefits of some of the solutions. Emphasis is on the results from rigorous studies, impact evaluations, and randomized experiments. Although the cost-evidence literature is scarce, a good case for early interventions and key quality-enhancing education interventions exists.CC BY 3.0 IGOABUSEACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTACADEMIC PERFORMANCEACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATIONACHIEVEMENT RATESACHIEVEMENT TESTSADOLESCENTSAGEDARMED CONFLICTARMED CONFLICTSAVERAGE SCHOOLINGBASIC EDUCATIONBLACKBOARDSCHILD CARECHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSCHILD HEALTHCHILD LABORCHILD LABOURCHILDREN START PRIMARY SCHOOLCLASS SIZECLASSROOMCLASSROOMSCOGNITIVE SKILLSCOMPLETION RATESCOST EFFECTIVENESSCOST PER CHILDCOST PER STUDENTCRIMEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONDISADVANTAGED CHILDRENDISEASESDRINKING WATERDROPOUT RATEDROPOUT RATESEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONSEARLY EDUCATIONEARLY INTERVENTIONEARLY INTERVENTIONSECONOMIC STATUSECONOMICS OF EDUCATIONEDUCATION BUDGETEDUCATION ECONOMICSEDUCATION EXPENDITUREEDUCATION FOR ALLEDUCATION OUTCOMESEDUCATION PROGRAMSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMESELIMINATION OF POVERTYENROLLMENTENROLLMENT RATEENROLLMENT RATESETHNIC MINORITIESEXCLUSION FROM EDUCATIONFAMILIESFAMILY SIZEFEMALE YOUTHFORMAL SCHOOLSFREE SECONDARY EDUCATIONGENDER DISCRIMINATIONGENDER GAPGENDER GAP IN PRIMARYGENDER PARITYGIRLSGRADE REPETITIONGRADE RETENTIONHEAD STARTHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHIGH SCHOOLHIGHER GRADEHIGHER LEARNINGHOME VISITSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHYGIENEINDIGENOUS PEOPLESINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEINVESTMENT IN EDUCATIONJOB TRAININGLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTLEARNINGLEARNING LEVELSLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVE BIRTHSLIVING CONDITIONSMALARIAMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOSMEASLESMIDDLE EASTMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALNORTH AFRICANUMBER OF SCHOOLSNUTRITIONNUTRITION INTERVENTIONSNUTRITIONAL STATUSNUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTSORPHANSPAPERSPARTICIPATION OF CHILDRENPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY MAKING PROCESSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOLICY-MAKING PROCESSPOPULATION DISCUSSIONPOSTCONFLICT RECONSTRUCTIONPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRE-SCHOOL EDUCATIONPRESCHOOL EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOL PERFORMANCEPRIMARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDRENPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRIMARY-SCHOOLPROGRESSPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC SCHOOLSPUPIL SPENDINGRATES OF RETURNREADINGREADING SKILLSREFUGEESREMEDIAL EDUCATIONRETURNS TO EDUCATIONRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESSAFE DRINKING WATERSAFE WATERSANITATIONSCHOLARSHIPSSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL CONSTRUCTIONSCHOOL DROPOUTSCHOOL ENROLLMENTSCHOOL FAILURESCHOOL FINANCESCHOOL INDICATORSSCHOOL LEVELSSCHOOL QUALITYSCHOOL STUDENTSSCHOOL SUPPLYSCHOOL SYSTEMSCHOOL YEARSSCHOOLINGSCHOOLSSECONDARY SCHOOLSSKILLED PEOPLESOCIAL COMPETENCESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL PROGRAMSSPECIAL EDUCATIONSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENTSUB-SAHARAN AFRICATEACHERTEACHER INCENTIVESTEACHER QUALITYTEACHER TRAININGTEENTEEN PREGNANCYTEST SCORESTETANUSTEXTBOOKTEXTBOOK PROVISIONTEXTBOOKSTUBERCULOSISUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONUNIVERSAL PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETIONWARWORKING CHILDRENYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNG PEOPLEYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-4251