Poverty

On July 1, 2026, the World Bank Group refreshed its World Development Indicators (WDI) database. This quarterly update brings the latest figures for national accounts and population, along with revisions …

Picture a child sitting in a crowded classroom, copying words from a chalkboard—yet still unable to read a simple sentence on their own. At the World Bank, we call this learning …

On April 3, 2025, Zambia became the first country in Africa to officially launch the End Learning Poverty for All in Africa (ELPAf) Campaign in the capital Lusaka. The campaign …