Out-of-school youth in Sub-Saharan Africa : a policy perspective (English)

The economic and social prospects are daunting for the 89 million out-of-school youth who comprise nearly half of all youth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Within the next decade, when this cohort becomes the core of the labor market, an estimated 40 million more youth will drop out, and will face an uncertain future with limited work and life skills. Furthermore, out-of-school youth often are policy orphans, positioned between sectors with little data, low...

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Gresham,James;

Inoue,Keiko;

Taylor, Yesim Sayin;

Di Gropello,Emanuela;
Document Date
2015/02/27
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
94741
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2015/03/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Out-of-school youth in Sub-Saharan Africa : a policy perspective
Keywords
youth

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Gresham,James; Inoue,Keiko; Taylor, Yesim Sayin; Di Gropello,Emanuela.

Out-of-school youth in Sub-Saharan Africa : a policy perspective (English). Directions in development|human development Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/293771468004845225

Out-of-school youth in Sub-Saharan Africa : a policy perspective (English)

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