Thailand, like many countries in the region, faces a skills crisis, with a very large proportion of youth and adults whose foundational skills are below threshold levels, meaning they cannot perform basic...
This Short Note aims to provide some practical tips for practitioners like World Bank task team leaders in implementing online gig work programs to enable vulnerable populations - such as youth, women...
The Democratic Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe (STP) is the smallest independent island state in Africa, having gained independence in 1975, following the Seychelles. STP has a predominantly young population...
Improvements in the health outcomes of women, young girls, and children will be key to Rwanda attaining three of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) focused on good health and wellbeing (SDG3)...
This Short Note is the first in a series based on the report “Working without Borders: The Promise and Peril of Online Gig Work” aimed at sparking discussions among policymakers and practitioners regarding...
Timor-Leste is facing a human capital crisis. Children born in Timor-Leste today will be less than half as productive as adults as they could be if they enjoyed complete education and full health. Moreover...
Timor-Leste is facing a human capital crisis. Children born in Timor-Leste today will be less than half as productive as adults as they could be if they enjoyed complete education and full health. Moreover...
The migration of young people from rural areas to urban centers poses a challenge to many companies with operations in remote locations. The Village Nut Company, a macadamia nut processing business in...
Worldwide, COVID-19 (coronavirus) was an enormous shock to health, economies, and daily life. But what has yet to be fully acknowledged is the pandemic’s impact on young people’s trajectories through life...
A nivel mundial, el COVID-19 (coronavirus) supuso un enorme impacto para la salud, las economías y la vida cotidiana. Pero lo que aún no se ha reconocido plenamente es el impacto de la pandemia en las...
Worldwide, COVID-19 (coronavirus) was an enormous shock to health, economies, and daily life. But what has yet to be fully acknowledged is the pandemic’s impact on young people’s trajectories through life...
Although slowly declining, adolescent fertility in Peru remains above the average for upper-middle income countries. Young women in Peru are 7 percentage points more likely than young men to be out of...
Although slowly declining, Paraguay’s adolescent fertility remains above the average for the region and upper-middle income countries. Boys are 6 percentage points less likely than girls to complete lower...
Adolescent fertility in Panama is 7 times higher than the average for high-income countries. Young women are 8 percentage points more likely than young men to be out of employment, not in education, or...
Young women in Suriname are 7 percentage points more likely than young men to be out of employment, not in education, or in training. Boys are 25 percentage points less likely than girls to complete lower...
Although slowly declining, Chile’s adolescent fertility rate remains above the average for high income countries. Only 1 in 5 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduates in Chile...
Young women in Trinidad and Tobago are 4 percentage points more likely than young men to be out of employment, not in education, or in training. Although slowly declining, adolescent fertility remains...
Young women in Argentina are 5 percentage points more likely than young men to be out of employment, not in education, or training. Boys are 5 percentage points less likely than girls to complete lower...
Uruguay’s adolescent fertility rate is 5 times higher than the average rate for high-income countries. Young women are 3 percentage points more likely than young men to be out of employment, not in education...
Less than 1 in 3 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduates in Mexico is a woman. Young women are 16 percentage points more likely than young men to be out of employment, not in...