Kun uddannelse udløser den demografiske dividende
This picture taken on December 15, 2015 shows students of the Shanghai Young Bakers listening to their teacher during a bakery training class in Shanghai. The Shanghai Young Bakers NGO offers a one year vocational training course for Chinese youth who have family difficulties resulting in them having to drop out of school because of financial problems or parental health issues. This year’s 31 students who come from all over China are trained in French baking as well as English language skills. The students spend one week in school and the other week as an intern in different international hotels in Shanghai. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE
Det er 170 gange mere sandsynligt, at en finsk studerende rammer toppen af PISA’s naturvidenskabstest, end at en mexicansk studerende gør det. I matematik vil mere end 60 procent af brasilianerne høre til de nederste ti procent i Sydkorea. De, der ikke kan læse eller manipulere tal, tjener mindre. Hvis udviklingslandene skal realisere den demografiske fordel, det er at have en ung og energisk befolkning, skal de unge uddannes bedre, skriver The Economist-redaktør Robert Guest i føljetonen Børn af krisen.