Lately, Brazil advanced critical reforms such an overhaul of the tax system and assumed its global leadership role on the green agenda, which are great news. However, there are also concerning…

Marek Hanusch, Matteo Morgandi, Cornelius Fleischhaker, Gabriel Zaourak |

Facing the biggest education crisis in a century, commitments to improve must become a reality urgently if children are to gain the future they deserve in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo |

The new PISA results provide a glance at what adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean know and can do in mathematics, reading, and science, as well as additional information about school…

Jaime Saavedra, Ferdinando Regalia |

There is no substitute for an effective teacher. That's why their professional development is critical; they make a huge difference in the learning outcomes of their students.

David Evans |

Artificial intelligence is often seen as a tool for the future, but at a hackathon in Cali, Colombia this past April, 30 youth from different parts of the country proved that the future is already…

Robert Hawkins, Inaki Sanchez Ciarrusta |

The World Bank is working with Colombia to boost investment into rural roads and water transport in some of the country's most isolated regions. The objective? Connect more people to…

Ellin Ivarsson, Leonardo Canon Rubiano, Carlos Murgui Maties |

Basic learning in Latin America and the Caribbean is facing its biggest crisis in a century. Around four out of every five primary school students may now fail to reach minimum knowledge levels,…

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo |

In Latin America and the Caribbean, there is a "reverse gender gap" in enrollment and graduation. Boys and young men are at higher risk of dropping out of secondary and tertiary…

Paola Buitrago-Hernandez, Victoria Levin, Carlos Rodríguez Castelán |

This working paper investigates the role that early education plays in children’s economic preferences and decision-making abilities. The research surveyed about 2,100 applicant children of public…

Joana Cardim Dias, Pedro Carneiro, Leandro Carvalho, Damien de Walque |

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group that were published in the World Bank’s Policy Research Working Paper Series. This entry…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team |