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

In: Navigating Economic Storms and Emerging from Fragility

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  • Carolina Bloch

    (IMF)

  • Fernanda Brollo

    (IMF)

  • Yue Zhou

    (IMF)

  • Monique Newiak

    (International Monetary Fund, Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center)

  • Michael Saffa

    (World Bank)

Abstract

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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  • Carolina Bloch & Fernanda Brollo & Yue Zhou & Monique Newiak & Michael Saffa, 2026. "Reaping the Demographic Dividend in Sierra Leone: The Role of Education," Springer Books, in: Rosalind Mowatt & Monique Newiak & Sukhwinder Singh (ed.), Navigating Economic Storms and Emerging from Fragility, chapter 0, pages 13-24, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-92147-6_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-92147-6_2
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