World Bank

Case Studies & Research
Case Studies & Research | 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic: shocks to education and policy responses

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was living a learning crisis. Before the pandemic, 258 million children and youth of primary- and secondary-school age were out of school. And low schooling quality meant many who were in school learned too little.

Case Studies & Research
Case Studies & Research | 2009

Orphanhood and the living arrangements of children in Sub-Saharan Africa

Increasing adult mortality due to AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa raises considerable concerns about the welfare of surviving children. Studies have found substantial variability across countries in the negative impacts of orphanhood on child health and education.