The global economic crisis highlights the value of higher education and brings to attention the challenges and opportunities for developing countries.
- USAID implemented a new education strategy with measurable goals that address improving reading skills, support higher education, and workforce development.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released a report on the global shift in higher education that includes data on trends in Brazil, China, India, and Russia.
- A publication by the Division of Policy and Practice, UNICEF examines gender parity in primary education and inequality at the secondary school level.
