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Class cancelled: how Covid school closures blocked routes out of poverty
Class cancelled: how Covid school closures blocked routes out of poverty

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Young lives, interrupted: Short‑term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Published in Covid Economic, this journal article examines how the lives of adolescents in Low- and Middle- Income countries have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic downturn using data from a Young Lives at Work's recent phone survey which asked detailed information about the COVID-19 pandemic experiences as well as collecting welfare indicators that are comparable across survey rounds.

Young lives, interrupted: Short‑term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Published in Covid Economic, this journal article examines how the lives of adolescents in Low- and Middle- Income countries have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic downturn using data from a Young Lives at Work's recent phone survey which asked detailed information about the COVID-19 pandemic experiences as well as collecting welfare indicators that are comparable across survey rounds.

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Data from Call 2 COVID-19 Phone Survey just released
Data from Call 2 COVID-19 Phone Survey just released
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Impact of Social Norms on Transitions to Adulthood in Ethiopia - latest Young Lives Illustration
Impact of Social Norms on Transitions to Adulthood in Ethiopia - latest Young Lives Illustration
Aspirations and Education in Ethiopia; new Young Lives illustration
Aspirations and Education in Ethiopia; new Young Lives illustration

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Slow Progression: Educational Trajectories of Young Men and Women in Ethiopia

As children, the young women and men in the Young Lives study often had high aspirations for their lives after school, but many have found themselves unable to fulfil their dreams. Drawing on Young Lives longitudinal qualitative and survey data in Ethiopia, this working paper finds that more than half of the young people in the study dropped out of school early and that many students are older than the intended age for their school year. Because of their prolonged school trajectories, several are still attending school as adults. Only one has completed university education.

Slow Progression: Educational Trajectories of Young Men and Women in Ethiopia

As children, the young women and men in the Young Lives study often had high aspirations for their lives after school, but many have found themselves unable to fulfil their dreams. Drawing on Young Lives longitudinal qualitative and survey data in Ethiopia, this working paper finds that more than half of the young people in the study dropped out of school early and that many students are older than the intended age for their school year. Because of their prolonged school trajectories, several are still attending school as adults. Only one has completed university education.

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“I have dropped out three times”: Why Young People in Ethiopia Often Repeat Years in School

This policy brief draws on qualitative research relating to young people in five communities (both rural and urban) who are part of the Young Lives longitudinal study of 3,000 children and young people in Ethiopia.

It shows how difficult children and young people have found it to complete their education without repeating one or more years, dropping out temporarily or leaving school early, and the impacts on this of location, economic background and gender.

“I have dropped out three times”: Why Young People in Ethiopia Often Repeat Years in School

This policy brief draws on qualitative research relating to young people in five communities (both rural and urban) who are part of the Young Lives longitudinal study of 3,000 children and young people in Ethiopia.

It shows how difficult children and young people have found it to complete their education without repeating one or more years, dropping out temporarily or leaving school early, and the impacts on this of location, economic background and gender.

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COVID-19 could reverse 20 years of progress: emerging policy recommendations for young people in developing countries

Over the last two decades, our evidence has shown significant improvements in the overall living standards of Young Lives families. Young people are substantially better off than their parents and have aspirations for social mobility, despite the impact of persistent inequalities undermining educational outcomes and the chances of getting a decent job.

COVID-19 could reverse 20 years of progress: emerging policy recommendations for young people in developing countries

Over the last two decades, our evidence has shown significant improvements in the overall living standards of Young Lives families. Young people are substantially better off than their parents and have aspirations for social mobility, despite the impact of persistent inequalities undermining educational outcomes and the chances of getting a decent job.

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