Holdings: Is Formal Lifelong Learning a Profitable Investment for All of Life? How Age, Education Level, and Flexibility of Provision Affect Rates of Return to Adult Education in Colombia

Is Formal Lifelong Learning a Profitable Investment for All of Life? How Age, Education Level, and Flexibility of Provision Affect Rates of Return to Adult Education in Colombia

Lifelong learning is increasingly being recognized as a primary factor for knowledge diffusion and productivity growth. However, little economic evidence exists on the economic value of lifelong learning for the individual, especially in developing countries. This paper contributes to remedy this sh...

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Main Authors:	Sohnesen, Thomas Pave, Blom, Andreas
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCREDITATION ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ADULT EDUCATION ADULT LEARNING ADULT STUDENTS AGE COHORT AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS CAREER CONTINUING EDUCATION COST OF EDUCATION COSTS OF EDUCATION CREDIT TRANSFER CURRICULA CURRICULUM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC GAINS EDUCATION INDICATORS EDUCATION INITIATIVES EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION LEVELS EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATION INVESTMENTS EDUCATIONAL COSTS EDUCATIONAL FACTORS EDUCATIONAL LEVELS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATES ENROLMENT RATE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM FORMAL LEARNING FURTHER EDUCATION GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GROSS ENROLLMENT HIGH COSTS HIGH EARNERS HIGHER EDUCATION HIGHER ENROLLMENT HIGHLY SKILLED LABOR HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME LEVELS INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LATIN AMERICAN LEARNING LEARNING POLICIES LEAVING SCHOOL LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIFELONG LEARNING LITERATURE LOCAL LABOR MARKET NET ENROLLMENT PAPERS POOR PEOPLE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY ENROLLMENT PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS RATES OF RETURN RETURN TO EDUCATION RETURNS TO EDUCATION RURAL POPULATION SCHOOL SUPPLIES SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY LEVEL SKILLED WORKERS STUDENT POPULATION TEACHING TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY ENROLLMENT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS TERTIARY LEVEL TERTIARY STUDENTS TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TUITION TUITION COSTS TUITION FEES UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES URBAN AREAS WORK EXPERIENCE WORKERS WORKING HOURS YOUNG PEOPLE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6479834/formal-lifelong-learning-profitable-investment-all-life-age-education-level-flexibility-provision-affect-rates-return-adult-education-colombia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8558

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6479834/formal-lifelong-learning-profitable-investment-all-life-age-education-level-flexibility-provision-affect-rates-return-adult-education-colombia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8558

Is Formal Lifelong Learning a Profitable Investment for All of Life? How Age, Education Level, and Flexibility of Provision Affect Rates of Return to Adult Education in Colombia

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