Priorities for Education and Skills for Jobs in Honduras

Overview & Synopsis

Honduras has a time-bound opportunity to capitalize on its demographic dividend — with 65 percent of the population under age 29 — to advance its competitiveness, productivity, and job creation agenda. Education and skills development are not simply social expenditures: they are among the foundations of private sector growth, formal employment expansion, and a more sustainable tax base. This note, prepared by the World Bank education team to support the new administration, identifies priority reforms the Government of Honduras may wish to pursue