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With its fast-growing and young population, Sierra Leone has the potential to enjoy a demographic dividend in the coming decades, provided that its shifts in dependency ratios are accompanied by investments in education and health to ensure workers enter the labor market productively and at higher wages. Against this background, this chapter takes stock of education outcomes in Sierra Leone, highlights select government efforts, including to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education sector, and takes stock of gaps.

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Reaping the Demographic Dividend in Sierra Leone: The Role of Education

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    2026年

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  • Carolina Bloch,
  • Fernanda Brollo,
  • Yue Zhou,
  • Monique Newiak,
  • Michael Saffa

摘要

With its fast-growing and young population, Sierra Leone has the potential to enjoy a demographic dividend in the coming decades, provided that its shifts in dependency ratios are accompanied by investments in education and health to ensure workers enter the labor market productively and at higher wages. Against this background, this chapter takes stock of education outcomes in Sierra Leone, highlights select government efforts, including to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education sector, and takes stock of gaps.