Education and “Human Capital”.ppt

Education and “Human Capital” School Literacy Training Non traditional education Education, empowerment and agency Education and Development* “creates choices and opportunities for people, reduces the twin burdens of poverty and diseases, and gives a stronger voice in society. dynamic workforce and well-informed citizens able to compete and cooperate globally opening doors to economic and social prosperity” *World Bank Educational achievements 1990-2000* 10 million more children went to school every year during that decade. The overall adult literacy rate rose to 85 per cent for men and 74 per cent for women. Enrollment in primary school rose from 599 million in 1990 to 681 million in 1998. The number of out-of-school children fell from an estimated 127 million children to 113 million children. Globally, there was a 5 per cent increase in enrollment in pre-primary establishments. *EFA MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling Indicators6. Net enrolment ratio in primary education (UNESCO)7. Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 5 (UNESCO)b8. Literacy rate of 15-24 year-olds (UNESCO) (Gender Indicators) 9. Ratio of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education (UNESCO) 10. Ratio of literate women to men, 15-24 years old (UNESCO) Net enrollment ratio in primary ed Girls enrollment (as % of boys) by regions Ratio of girls to boys in primary/secondary (2000) Primary completion (1995-2001) Enrollment is not completion Primary Completion Rate by region Projections for achievement of Universal Primary School completion by 2015 (155 countries) Completed: 37 Will probably achieve by 2015: 32 Probably won’t achieve by 2015: 70 Global Snapshot of Literacy A person is literate who can with understanding both read and write a short simple statement on his everyday life. A person is illiterate who cannot