Improving Education Quality: The Returns to Teacher Training In Madagascar, Republic of Madagascar

This paper highlights the role of teacher training in improving educational outcomes in Madagascar. With a low and stagnating Human Capital Index of 0.39 and high learning poverty rates, economic growth is hindered by an inadequately skilled workforce.
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Volume/Issue: Volume 2025 Issue 027
Publication date: April 2025
ISBN: 9798229005005
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Labor , Public Finance , Demography , Human capital , teacher training , education outcomes , demographic dividend , Poverty , Public sector , Labor force participation , Civil service , Budget planning and preparation , Human capital , Budget execution processes , Education spending , Labor force

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This paper highlights the role of teacher training in improving educational outcomes in Madagascar. With a low and stagnating Human Capital Index of 0.39 and high learning poverty rates, economic growth is hindered by an inadequately skilled workforce. This paper finds that doubling the share of qualified primary school teachers, from the current 15 to 30 percent, would allow Madagascar to harness its demographic dividend, raising per capita real GDP growth by around 2.5 to 3.1 percentage points in Madagascar.