01571cas a2200229 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008184 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9781451953954 0145-1707 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept. Finance and Development, June 2005. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (60 pages) Finance and Development <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The paper highlights that over the past century, access to education has increased enormously, illiteracy has fallen dramatically, and a higher proportion of people are completing primary, secondary, or tertiary education than ever before. But huge problems remain. About 115 million children of primary school age are not currently enrolled in school. Most are illiterate and live in absolute poverty-the majority female. Some 264 million children of secondary school age are not currently enrolled, and the quality of schooling is often low. Mode of access: Internet Finance and Development; Finance and Development ; No. 0042/002 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/022/0042/002/022.0042.issue-002-en.xml IMF e-Library