Global Development Institute Blog

Vietnam’s PISA Surprise

By M Niaz Asadullah and Liyanage Devangi Perera* Vietnam’s performance in the latest round of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) has created a stir among education experts and policymakers around the world. The country’s 15-year-olds participated...

Can growth in Africa be sustained?

by Chris Jordan Over the last few years, African economies have been some of the fastest growing in the world. But significant doubts remain: why aren’t the proceeds of growth doing more to help those at the bottom of the pile, and in any case, is the boom...