The most important test of World Bank Group reform happens outside the World Bank Group. It happens when a business can expand, a worker can earn more, and a young person can see a future worth preparing for.
That test is getting harder. Aid budgets are shrinking. Debt is squeezing public investment. Conflict and climate shocks are eroding livelihoods. Skepticism about international cooperation adds another demand: show that change inside our institutions makes a difference outside them.
The FY26 Scorecard offers evidence that we are strengthening the conditions for jobs. It also reveals the logic connecting our reforms. A sharper focus on outcomes tells us what to pursue. Global knowledge helps identify what stands in the way. Private capital and better risk sharing expand what is possible. Working as one World Bank Group brings those capabilities together.
The three pillars of our jobs strategy give that effort a practical direction: build the foundations, open the way, and back the opportunity. The three pillars of our jobs strategy give that effort a practical direction: build the foundations, open the way, and back the opportunity.
Build the foundations
Jobs begin long before a vacancy is advertised. They begin with learning, good health, reliable electricity and a route to market. Across the Scorecard reporting portfolio, 326.6 million students received better education, 615 million people accessed quality health services, and 258.4 million people gained electricity access.
Delivery is expanding. All 15 indicators with comparable data on achieved results show gains since FY24. Access to financial services rose 159 percent, broadband use 114 percent, and electricity access 51 percent. Ambition is expanding too, as the expected results show. Better measurement is part of that story – we are tracking more and tracking it more precisely.
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