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More than half of Guyana’s work force has only primary education – IADB Report
Sep 10, 2018 Kaieteur News – By Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell
Anyone who supports the notion, “an uneducated nation is a poor nation” would understand why Guyana remains underdeveloped.
According to the Bureau of Statistics, more than half of the nation’s work force is either without any formal schooling or only attained a primary education.
The Bureau did its first ever Labour Force Survey (LFS) covering the third quarter of 2017.
The survey was conducted between July and September 2017 and was supported by the Inter-American Development Bank. The report also caught the attention of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and was mentioned in the Fund’s most recent Staff Report on Guyana. Continue reading →
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