In most developing countries, few children graduate from secondary school and many don’t even finish primary school. In Ghana, for example, only 50 percent of children complete grade 5, and of those, ...

According to Unicef Nigeria, even though primary education is officially free and compulsory, about 10.5 million of the country's children aged 5-14 years are not in school. In spite of being the most ...

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Today, the world is interconnected that most countries cannot solely address their social and economic challenges. This is more so for the developing countries that still suffer lower levels of human ...

Different countries in the developing world are at very different stages of development. The most well off developing countries are the Newly Industrialised Countries (NICs), like Chile.

How extensive is the "brain drain," and which countries and regions are most strongly affected by it? This article estimates the extent of migration, by level of education, from developing countries ...

"Are these benefits of financial inflows sufficient to offset the evident risks of allowing markets to freely allocate capital across the borders of developing countries? The answer would appear to be ...

Jobs in these areas tend to be well paid and provide security. Developing countries tend to have more jobs in the primary sector, with low levels of trade and often under the influence of ...