Human Capital Development in Ghana

Human Capital Development in Ghana

To achieve inclusive economic growth, Ghana must continue to build its human capital and ensure children are healthy, developmentally on track, and acquiring skills to thrive in a fast-changing world. This report identifies critical challenges Ghan...

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Main Author: Tanaka, Tomomi
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
CHILD NUTRITION
STUNTING
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SECONDARY EDUCATION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
LEARNING OUTCOMES
ICT SKILLS
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET
GENDER GAP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/526631593369332638/Human-Capital-Development-in-Ghana
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34181
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spelling okr-10986-341812021-05-25T09:50:43Z Human Capital Development in Ghana Tanaka, Tomomi CHILD NUTRITION STUNTING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SECONDARY EDUCATION RETURNS TO EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOMES ICT SKILLS EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET GENDER GAP To achieve inclusive economic growth, Ghana must continue to build its human capital and ensure children are healthy, developmentally on track, and acquiring skills to thrive in a fast-changing world. This report identifies critical challenges Ghana faces in pursuing further human capital development and inclusive growth: Ghana’s progress against child stunting (low height for age) has been significant, however, disparities across regions and between children in rich and poor households are substantial; cognitive development among Ghanaian children under 5 compares favorably to its peers. However, there exist large disparities across regions and income groups; even though Ghana’s enrollment rates at primary and junior secondary school are relatively high compared with its peers, Ghanaian children’s test scores are extremely low compared with not only other Lower-Middle Income Countries, but also other Sub-Saharan African countries; and Ghana’s enrollment rates at senior secondary school and higher education remain low compared with peer countries of similar income levels. 2020-07-23T17:51:20Z 2020-07-23T17:51:20Z 2019-06-26 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/526631593369332638/Human-Capital-Development-in-Ghana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34181 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study Africa Ghana
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topic CHILD NUTRITION
STUNTING
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SECONDARY EDUCATION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
LEARNING OUTCOMES
ICT SKILLS
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET
GENDER GAP
spellingShingle CHILD NUTRITION
STUNTING
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SECONDARY EDUCATION
RETURNS TO EDUCATION
LEARNING OUTCOMES
ICT SKILLS
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET
GENDER GAP
Tanaka, Tomomi
Human Capital Development in Ghana
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Ghana
description To achieve inclusive economic growth, Ghana must continue to build its human capital and ensure children are healthy, developmentally on track, and acquiring skills to thrive in a fast-changing world. This report identifies critical challenges Ghana faces in pursuing further human capital development and inclusive growth: Ghana’s progress against child stunting (low height for age) has been significant, however, disparities across regions and between children in rich and poor households are substantial; cognitive development among Ghanaian children under 5 compares favorably to its peers. However, there exist large disparities across regions and income groups; even though Ghana’s enrollment rates at primary and junior secondary school are relatively high compared with its peers, Ghanaian children’s test scores are extremely low compared with not only other Lower-Middle Income Countries, but also other Sub-Saharan African countries; and Ghana’s enrollment rates at senior secondary school and higher education remain low compared with peer countries of similar income levels.
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author Tanaka, Tomomi
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title Human Capital Development in Ghana
title_short Human Capital Development in Ghana
title_full Human Capital Development in Ghana
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publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/526631593369332638/Human-Capital-Development-in-Ghana
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34181
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