Education Achievements and School Efficiency in Rural Bangladesh

Shahidur Khandker ()

World Bank - Discussion Papers from World Bank

Abstract: Bangladesh spends only 2 percent of its GNP on education, compared to 3.2 percent in an average low-income country. Low investment in education results in low literacy (only 35 percent), which in turn results in low productivity, low incomes, poor health and, above all, high population growth. To counter these trends, Bangladesh has invested substantially in the education sector in recent years, with the help of the World Bank and other donor agencies. This paper assesses whether these interventions can improve the literacy, school participation and educational attainment.

Keywords: EDUCATION; SCHOOLS; BANGLADESH; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 I29 O10 O53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 65 pages
Date: 1996
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