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The World Development Report 2018: Learning to Realize Education’s Promise (WDR 2018) offered a comprehensive analysis of the global learning crisis and proposed three pillars for action. Our first blog showcased the impact of the report’s messages. In this blog, we assess the progress made under each pillar and examine whether the report has led to meaningful action in addressing the global learning crisis.

Despite high enrollment rates, students in most low- and middle-income countries were gaining insufficient knowledge and skills.

Despite high enrollment rates, students in most low- and middle-income countries were gaining insufficient knowledge and skills.

Five years ago, in 2018, the World Bank published its first World Development Report (WDR) on Education, Learning to Realize Education’s Promise. At its core was the belief that across the world, education was in crisis.

This blog is part of a series that highlights insights from research for development policies and practices. It zooms in on the role of parents in children’s educational outcomes and illustrates evidence of effective mobilization strategies.