1. Corporate Social Responsibility Expo 2007
Christopher Thomas
World Bank

2. The World Bank’s Interest in Education
There are more than 2 billion children of primary and secondary school age in developing countries who:
will have a profound impact on issues of the world economy, governance, culture, environment, technology, and social tolerance
need to be prepared to participate in an increasingly competitive and globalized economy

3. “In our seeking for economic and political progress as a nation, we all go up or else we all go down as one people.”

4. Why Education? Education Growth Poverty Reduction Improved Quality
Human Capital
Productivity
Education
Poverty Reduction
Improved
Quality
of Life
Social
Equity
Cohesion
Health
Fertility

5. Knowledge as a Key Factor in Economic Development

6. Rates of Return to Education
Social
Private
Primary
Secondary
Higher
Asia
16.2
11.1
11.0
20.0
15.8
18.2
E. Europe, Middle East
15.6
9.7
9.9
13.8
13.6
18.8
Latin America
17.4
12.9
12.3
26.6
17.0
19.5
OECD
8.5
9.4
13.4
11.3
11.6
Africa
25.4
18.4
37.6
24.6
27.8
World
18.9
13.1
10.8
19.0

7. Education Indicators for the Philippines
Lower middle income countries
Primary Net Enrollment
93.4%
92.8%
Secondary Net Enrollment
60.5%
69.3%
Tertiary Gross Enrollment
28.1%
23%
Student:Teacher Ratio, Primary
35.1:1
21.7:1
Student:Teacher Ration, Secondary
37.9:1
18.7:1

8. Education Indicators for the Philippines
Upper middle income countries
Primary Net Enrollment
93.4%
93.1%
Secondary Net Enrollment
60.5%
74.5%
Tertiary Gross Enrollment
28.1%
44.5%
Student:Teacher Ratio, Primary
35.1:1
21.0:1
Student:Teacher Ration, Secondary
37.9:1
16.3:1

9. Other Indicators Public Spending on Education as a % of GDP: 2.7%
TIMSS results

10. New Basic Skills
The "hard skills" -- basic mathematics and problem-solving abilities;
The "soft skills" -- the ability to work in groups and to make effective oral and written presentations; and
The ability to use technology to gather, process and communicate information.

11. Economy-wide Measures of Routine and Non Routine Task Inputs in the U
Economy-wide Measures of Routine and Non Routine Task Inputs in the U.S., 1969–98

12. Basic Education Reform Agenda
School Improvement/Student Development
Teacher Development
Learning Strategies
Other Support Programs
Complementary Health and Social Services

13. Deepening Our Involvement?
Going further inside the classroom
Strengthening teachers – recruitment, preparation and classroom practice
Resourcing classrooms

14. Deepening Our Involvement?
Improving Governance and Accountability
Building management capacities
Ensuring efficiency and effectiveness of public spending
Strengthening assessment systems that test young people’s readiness for the world of work

15. Deepening Our Involvement?
Shaping social attitudes
Improving the status of the teaching profession
Stimulating interest in science and mathematics
Improving functional literacy, encouraging life long learning
Strengthening connections between school and work

16. Maraming Salamat Po!