Reaping the Demographic Dividend in Sierra Leone: The Role of Education

Carolina Bloch (), Fernanda Brollo (), Yue Zhou (), Monique Newiak () and Michael Saffa ()
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Carolina Bloch: IMF
Fernanda Brollo: IMF
Yue Zhou: IMF
Monique Newiak: International Monetary Fund, Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center
Michael Saffa: World Bank

Chapter Chapter 2 in Navigating Economic Storms and Emerging from Fragility, 2026, pp 13-24 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract With its fast-growing and young population, Sierra Leone has the potential to enjoy a demographic dividend in the coming decades, provided that its shifts in dependency ratios are accompanied by investments in education and health to ensure workers enter the labor market productively and at higher wages. Against this background, this chapter takes stock of education outcomes in Sierra Leone, highlights select government efforts, including to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education sector, and takes stock of gaps.

Keywords: Demographic transition; Youth employment; School enrollment; Literacy rates; Teacher quality; Free Quality School Education (FQSE); Educational equity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-92147-6_2

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