Context

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world for capital projects. The World Bank's stated goal is the reduction of poverty. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bank

Content

This dataset combines key education statistics from a variety of sources to provide a look at global literacy, spending, and access.

For more information, see the World Bank website.

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Acknowledgements

https://bigquery.cloud.google.com/dataset/bigquery-public-data:world_bank_health_population

http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/ed-stats

https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/public-data/world-bank-education

Citation: The World Bank: Education Statistics

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Inspiration

Of total government spending, what percentage is spent on education?

Databank (databank.worldbank.org) is an online web resource that provides simple and quick access to collections of time series data. It has advanced functions for selecting and displaying data, performing customized queries, downloading data, and creating charts and maps. Users can create dynamic custom reports based on their selection of countries, indicators and years. They offer a growing range of free, easy-to-access tools, research and knowledge to help people address the world's development challenges. For example, the Open Data website offers free access to comprehensive, downloadable indicators about development in countries around the globe.

Abstract

The Country Opinion Survey in Tunisia assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how Tunisia stakeholders perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Tunisia on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Tunisia; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Tunisia; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Tunisia; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Tunisia.

Geographic coverage

1. Capital
2. Urban area
3. Rural area

Analysis unit

Stakeholders of the World Bank Group in Tunisia

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

From May to September 2024, a total of 447 stakeholders in Tunisia were invited to provide their opinions on the WBG’s work by participating in a Country Opinion Survey (COS). A list of potential participants was compiled by the WBG country team and the field agency. Participants were drawn from the offices of the President, Head of Government, office of a minister, parliament, government institutions, local governments, bilateral or multilateral agencies, the private sector, civil society, academia, and the media. Of these stakeholders, 112 participated in the survey.

Mode of data collection

Other [oth]

Research instrument

The survey was conducted in English and French languages. The English version is provided as related material.

Response rate

25% response rate This year’s survey results were compared to the FY18 Survey, with a response rate of 18% (N=198). Comparing responses across Country Surveys provides insights into changes in attitudes over time; however, it is also influenced by variations in respondent samples, methodological changes, and updates to the survey instrument. To minimize the impact of the latter, only questions with comparable response scales and options were analyzed. This year’s survey featured a different distribution of respondents across stakeholder groups, with a lower representation from civil society and academia and a higher representation from the media. Furthermore, 70% of respondents in this survey reported collaborating with the WBG, compared to only 27% in the FY18 survey. These shifts in stakeholder composition between the two years should be carefully considered when interpreting the results of the past-year comparison analyses.

Abstract

The Country Opinion Survey in Madagascar assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Madagascar perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Madagascar on 1) their views regarding the general environment in Madagascar; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Madagascar; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Madagascar; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Madagascar.

Geographic coverage

Capital Antananarivo and Regions

Analysis unit

Stakeholder

Universe

Opinion leaders from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

From May to June 2017, 813 stakeholders of the WBG in Madagascar were invited to provide their opinions on the WBG’s work in the country by participating in a Country Opinion Survey. Participants were drawn from the Office of the President, Prime Minister; office of a minister; office of a parliamentarian; ministries/ministerial departments/implementation agencies; Project Management Units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of WBG projects; consultants/ contractors working on WBG-supported projects/programs; local governments; bilateral and multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; private foundations; the financial sector/ private banks; NGOs and community based organizations; the media; independent government institutions; trade unions; faith-based groups; youth groups; academia/research institutes/think tanks; the judiciary branch; embassies/diplomatic offices; and other organizations.

Mode of data collection

Other [oth]

Research instrument

The questionnaire consisted of 8 Sections:

A. General Issues Facing Madagascar B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group C. World Bank Group's Effectiveness and Results D. The World Bank Group's Knowledge Work and Activities (i.e., analysis studies, research, data, reports, conferences) E. Working with the World Bank Group F. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Madagascar G. Communication and Information Sharing H. Background Information

The questionnaire was prepared in English and French.

Response rate

26%

This dataset provides values for WORLD BANK reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Lebanon LB: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 10.700 % in 2011. Lebanon LB: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 10.700 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2011, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.700 % in 2011 and a record low of 10.700 % in 2011. Lebanon LB: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lebanon – Table LB.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Abstract

In an environment where the Bank must demonstrate its impact and value, it is critical that the institution collects and tracks empirical data on how its work is perceived by clients, partners and other stakeholders in our client countries.

The Country Opinion Survey Program was scaled up in order to: - Annually assess perceptions of the World Bank among key stakeholders in a representative sample of client countries; - Track these opinions over time, representative of: regions, stakeholders, country lending levels, country income/size levels, etc. - Inform strategy and decision making: apply findings to challenges to ensure real time response at several levels: corporate, regional, country - Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders regarding: • The general environment in their country; • Value of the World Bank in their country; • World Bank's presence (work, relationships, etc.); • World Bank's future role in their country. - Create a feedback loop that allows data to be shared with stakeholders.

Geographic coverage

The data from the 29 country surveys were combined in this review. Although individual countries are not specified, each country was designated as part of a particular region: Africa (AFR), East Asia (EAP), Europe/Central Asia (ECA), Latin America (LAC), Middle East/North Africa (MNA), and South Asia (SAR).

Analysis unit

Client Country

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

In FY 2012 (July 2011 to July 1, 2012), 15,029 stakeholders of the World Bank in 29 different countries were invited to provide their opinions on the Bank's assistance to the country by participating in a country survey. Participants in these surveys were drawn from among senior government officials (from the office of the Prime Minister, President, Minister, Parliamentarian; i.e., elected officials), staff of ministries (employees of ministries, ministerial departments, or implementation agencies, and government officials; i.e., non-elected government officials, and those attached to agencies implementing Bank-supported projects), consultants/contractors working on World Bank-supported projects/programs; project management units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of a project; local government officials or staff, bilateral and multilateral agency staff, private sector organizations, private foundations; the financial sector/private banks; non-government organizations (NGOs, including CBOs), the media, independent government institutions (e.g., regulatory agencies, central banks), trade unions, faith-based groups, members of academia or research institutes, and members of the judiciary.

Mode of data collection

Mail Questionnaire [mail]

Research instrument

The Questionnaire consists of the following sections:

A. General Issues facing a country: Respondents were asked to indicate whether the country is headed in the right direction, what they thought were the top three most important development priorities, and which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty and generating economic growth in the country.

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank: Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the World Bank, the Bank's effectiveness in the country, the extent to which the Bank meets the country's needs for knowledge services and financial instruments, and the extent to which the Bank should seek or does seek to influence the global development agenda. Respondents were also asked to rate their agreement with various statements regarding the Bank's work and the extent to which the Bank is an effective development partner. Furthermore, respondents were asked to indicate the sectoral areas on which it would be most productive for the Bank to focus its resources, the Bank's greatest values and greatest weaknesses in its work, the most and least effective instruments in helping to reduce poverty in the country, with which groups the Bank should collaborate more, and to what reasons respondents attributed failed or slow reform efforts.

C. World Bank Effectiveness and Results: Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the Bank's work helps achieve sustainable development results in the country, and the Bank's level of effectiveness across thirty-five development areas, such as economic growth, public sector governance, basic infrastructure, social protection, and others.

D. The World Bank's Knowledge: Respondents were asked to indicate the areas on which the Bank should focus its research efforts, and to rate the effectiveness and quality of the Bank's knowledge/research, including how significant of a contribution it makes to development results, its technical quality, and the Bank's effectiveness at providing linkage to non-Bank expertise.

E. Working with the World Bank: Respondents were asked to rate their level of agreement with a series of statements regarding working with the Bank, such as the World Bank's "Safeguard Policy" requirements being reasonable, the Bank imposing reasonable conditions on its lending, disbursing funds promptly, and increasing the country's institutional capacity.

F. The Future Role of the World Bank in the country: Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the Bank should play in the country's development in the near future, and to indicate what the Bank should do to make itself of greater value in the country.

G. Communication and Information Sharing: Respondents were asked to indicate where they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the Bank, their access to the Internet, and their usage and evaluation of the Bank's websites. Respondents were asked about their awareness of the Bank's Access to Information policy, past information requests from the Bank, and their level of agreement that they use more data from the World Bank as a result of the Bank's Open Data policy. Respondents were also asked to indicate their level of agreement that they know how to find information from the Bank and that the Bank is responsive to information requests.

H. Background Information: Respondents were asked to indicate their current position, specialization, whether they professionally collaborate with the World Bank, their exposure to the Bank in the country, and their geographic location.

Response rate

A total of 7,142 stakeholders (48% response rate) participated and are part of this review.

Nicaragua NI: Gini Coefficient (GINI Index): World Bank Estimate data was reported at 46.200 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 43.900 % for 2009. Nicaragua NI: Gini Coefficient (GINI Index): World Bank Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 50.850 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2014, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57.400 % in 1993 and a record low of 43.900 % in 2009. Nicaragua NI: Gini Coefficient (GINI Index): World Bank Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nicaragua – Table NI.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.; ; World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than one thousand six hundred household surveys across 164 countries in six regions and 25 other high income countries (industrialized economies). While income distribution data are published for all countries with data available, poverty data are published for low- and middle-income countries and countries eligible to receive loans from the World Bank (such as Chile) and recently graduated countries (such as Estonia) only. See PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/WhatIsNew.aspx) for definitions of geographical regions and industrialized countries.

Abstract

The World Bank is interested in gauging the views of clients and partners who are either involved in development in Romania or who observe activities related to social and economic development. The World Bank Country Assessment Survey is meant to give the World Bank's team that works in Romania, more in-depth insight into how the Bank's work is perceived. This is one tool the World Bank uses to assess the views of its critical stakeholders. With this understanding, the World Bank hopes to develop more effective strategies, outreach and programs that support development in Romania.

The survey was designed to achieve the following objectives: - Assist the World Bank in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Romania perceive the Bank; - Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in Romania regarding: · Their views regarding the general environment in Romania; · Their overall attitudes toward the World Bank in Romania; · Overall impressions of the World Bank's effectiveness and results, knowledge and research, and communication and information sharing in Romania; and · Perceptions of the World Bank's future role in Romania. - Use data to help inform the Romania country team's strategy.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

Stakeholder

Universe

Stakeholders of the World Bank in Romania

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

In August-September 2013, 191 stakeholders of the World Bank in Romania were invited to provide their opinions on the Bank's assistance to the country by participating in a country survey. Participants in the survey were drawn from among the office of the President/Prime Minister/Minister, the office of a Parliamentarian; a ministry, ministerial department, or implementation agency; consultants/ contractors working on World Bank-supported projects/programs; project management units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of a project; local government officials or staff; bilateral and multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; private foundations; the financial sector/private banks; NGOs; community-based organizations; the media; independent government institutions; trade unions; faith-based groups; academia/research institutes/think tanks; the judiciary branch; and other organizations.

Mode of data collection

Mail Questionnaire [mail]

Research instrument

The Questionnaire consists of 8 Sections:

A. General Issues Facing Romania: Respondents were asked to indicate whether Romania is headed in the right direction, what they thought were the top three development priorities in Romania, which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty and generating economic growth, and what best illustrates how "shared prosperity" would be achieved in Romania.

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank: Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the World Bank, the Bank's effectiveness in Romania, Bank staff preparedness to help Romania solve its development challenges, their agreement with various statements regarding the Bank's work, and the extent to which the Bank is an effective development partner. Respondents were asked to indicate the Bank's greatest values, greatest weaknesses, the most effective instruments in helping reduce poverty in Romania, with which stakeholder groups the Bank should collaborate more, in which sectoral areas the Bank should focus most resources, to what extent the Bank should seek to influence the global development agenda, and to what reasons respondents attributed failed or slow reform efforts.

C. World Bank Effectiveness and Results: Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the Bank's work helps achieve development results, the extent to which the Bank meets Romania's needs for knowledge services and financial instruments, and the Bank's level of effectiveness across thirty eight development areas, such as public sector governance/reform, regulatory framework, education, gender, and social inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable groups.

D. The World Bank's Knowledge: Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult Bank knowledge work and activities, the areas on which the Bank should focus its research efforts and to rate the effectiveness and quality of the Bank's knowledge work and activities, including how significant of a contribution it makes to development results, its technical quality, and the value of the World Bank's fee-based services/products.

E. Working with the World Bank: Respondents were asked to rate their level of agreement with a series of statements regarding working with the Bank, such as the World Bank's "Safeguard Policy" requirements being reasonable, the Bank imposing reasonable conditions on its lending, disbursing funds promptly, increasing Romania's institutional capacity, and providing effective implementation support.

F. The Future Role of the World Bank in Romania: Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the Bank should play in Romania in the near future and to indicate what the Bank should do to make itself of greater value.

G. Communication and Information Sharing: Respondents were asked to indicate how they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the Bank, and their usage and evaluation of the Bank's websites. Respondents were asked about their awareness of the Bank's Access to Information policy, past information requests from the Bank, and their level of agreement that they use more data from the World Bank as a result of the Bank's Open Data policy. Respondents were also asked about their level of agreement that they know how to find information from the Bank, that the Bank's websites are easy to navigate and useful, and that the Bank is responsive to information requests. Respondents were also asked to indicate whether they primarily use the Bank's country website or the Bank's main website and whether they primarily use high speed or dial-up Internet connection when visiting a World Bank website.

H. Background Information: Respondents were asked to indicate their current position, specialization, whether they professionally collaborate with the World Bank, their exposure to the Bank in Romania, and their geographic location.

Response rate

A total of 81 stakeholders participated in the survey (42% response rate).

Abstract

The World Bank Group is interested in gauging the views of clients and partners who are either involved in development in Brazil or who observe activities related to social and economic development. The World Bank Country Assessment Survey is meant to give the World Bank Group's team that works in Brazil, greater insight into how the Bank's work is perceived. This is one tool the World Bank Group uses to assess the views of its critical stakeholders. With this understanding, the World Bank Group hopes to develop more effective strategies, outreach and programs that support development in Brazil at the federal/state/municipal level. The World Bank Group commissioned an independent firm to oversee the logistics of this effort in Brazil.

This survey was designed to achieve the following objectives: - Assist the World Bank Group in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Brazil perceive the Bank;

• Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in Brazil regarding: · Their views regarding the general environment in Brazil; · Their overall attitudes toward the World Bank Group in Brazil; · Overall impressions of the World Bank Group's effectiveness and results, knowledge work, and communication and information sharing in Brazil; · Perceptions of the recent trends and the World Bank Group's future role in Brazil.

• Use data to help inform Brazil country team's strategy.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

Stakeholder

Universe

Stakeholders of the World Bank in Brazil

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

From June to August 2013, 10,200 stakeholders of the World Bank Group in Brazil were invited to provide their opinions on the Bank's assistance to the country by participating in a country survey. Participants in the survey were drawn from the office of the President, Prime Minister/Minister, office of a parliamentarian, ministries, ministerial departments, or implementation agencies; consultants/ contractors working on World Bank Group-supported projects/programs; project management units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of a project; state Government; municipal governments; bilateral and multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; private foundations; the financial sector/private banks; NGOs; community-based organizations; the media; independent government institutions; trade unions; academia/research institutes/think tanks; faith-based groups, the judiciary branch; and other organizations.

Mode of data collection

Internet [int]

Research instrument

The Questionnaire consists of 8 Sections:

A. General Issues facing Brazil: Respondents were asked to indicate whether Brazil is headed in the right direction, what they thought were the top three development priorities in Brazil, and which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty and generating economic growth

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group: Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Latin American Development Bank, and the International Finance Corporation, their perceived effectiveness of these organizations in Brazil, and which of these organizations they work with the most in Brazil. They were asked to rate the Bank staff's preparedness to help Brazil solve its development challenges, their agreement with various statements regarding the Bank's work, and the extent to which the Bank is an effective development partner.

Respondents were also asked to indicate the Bank's greatest values, greatest weaknesses, the most effective instruments in helping reduce poverty in Brazil, in which sectoral areas the Bank should focus most resources, to what extent the Bank should seek to influence the global development agenda, and to what reasons respondents attributed failed or slow reform efforts. Respondents were invited to indicate at what level (federal, state, or municipal) the World Bank Group works mostly in Brazil. They were asked if the Bank is most effective when it works in one sector or multi-sectorally. Lastly, they were asked to indicate to what extent they believe the combination of financial, knowledge, and convening services provided by the Bank meets the national development needs of Brazil.

C. World Bank Group Effectiveness and Results: Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the Bank's work helps achieve development results, the extent to which the Bank meets Brazil's needs for knowledge services and financial instruments, and the Bank's level of effectiveness across thirty-two development areas, such as education, public sector governance/reform, health, transport, and anti-corruption. They were also asked to what extent they believe that Brazil receives value for money from the World Bank Group's fee-based services/products.

D. The World Bank Group's Knowledge: Respondents were asked to indicate the areas on which the Bank should focus its research efforts and to rate the effectiveness and quality of the Bank's knowledge work and activities, including how significant of a contribution it makes to development results and its technical quality. Respondents were also asked whether they read/consulted the most recent LAC Flagship Report and whether it provided useful information in their work.

E. Working with the World Bank Group: Respondents were asked to rate their level of agreement with a series of statements regarding working with the Bank, such as the World Bank Group's "Safeguard Policy" requirements being reasonable, the Bank imposing reasonable conditions on its lending, disbursing funds promptly, increasing Brazil's institutional capacity, and providing effective implementation support.

F. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Brazil: Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the World Bank Group should play in Brazil in the near future and to indicate what the Bank should do to make itself of greater value. Respondents were asked to indicate to what extent they believe the World Bank Group has moved in the right direction in terms of the focus of its work in Brazil and how significant a role international development cooperation should play in Brazil's development in the near future at the federal, state, and/or municipal level.

G. Communication and Information Sharing: Respondents were asked to indicate how they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the Bank, and their usage and evaluation of the Bank's websites. Respondents were asked about their awareness of the Bank's Access to Information policy, whether they used/had used the World Bank Group website, and whether they accessed the Bank's social media channels. Respondents were also asked about their level of agreement that they know how to find information from the Bank, and that the Bank is responsive to information requests. Respondents were also asked to indicate what kind of e-services they are currently subscribed to.

H. Background Information: Respondents were asked to indicate their current position, specialization, at what level (federal, state, or municipal) they primarily work at, whether they professionally collaborate with the World Bank Group, whether they worked with the International Finance Corporation in Brazil, their exposure to the Bank in Brazil, and their geographic location.

Response rate

A total of 200 stakeholders participated in the survey (2% response rate).

Abstract

The World Bank Group is interested in gauging the views of clients and partners who are either involved in development in Côte d'Ivoire or who observe activities related to social and economic development. The following survey will give the World Bank Group's team that works in Côte d'Ivoire, greater insight into how the Bank's work is perceived. This is one tool the World Bank Group uses to assess the views of its stakeholders, and to develop more effective strategies that support development in Côte d'Ivoire. A local independent firm was hired to oversee the logistics of this survey.

This survey was designed to achieve the following objectives: - Assist the World Bank Group in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Côte d'Ivoire perceive the Bank Group; - Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in Côte d'Ivoire regarding: · Their views regarding the general environment in Côte d'Ivoire; · Their overall attitudes toward the World Bank Group in Côte d'Ivoire; · Overall impressions of the World Bank Group's effectiveness and results, knowledge work and activities, and communication and information sharing in Côte d'Ivoire; · Perceptions of the World Bank Group's future role in Côte d'Ivoire. - Use data to help inform Côte d'Ivoire country team's strategy.

Geographic coverage

Urban and rural

Analysis unit

Stakeholders in Côte d'Ivoire

Universe

Stakeholders in Côte d'Ivoire

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

From December 2013 to January 2014, 500 stakeholders of the World Bank Group in Côte d'Ivoire were invited to provide their opinions on the World Bank Group's assistance to the country by participating in a country survey. Participants in the survey were drawn from the office of the President; the office of the Prime Minister; office of a minister; office of a parliamentarian; ministries, ministerial departments, or implementation agencies; consultants/contractors working on World Bank Group-supported projects/programs; project management units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of a project; local government officials; bilateral and multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; private foundations; the financial sector/private banks; NGOs; community based organizations; the media; independent government institutions; trade unions; faith-based groups; academia/research institutes/think tanks; youth organizations; the judiciary branch; and other organizations.

Mode of data collection

Other [oth]

Research instrument

The Questionnaire consists of following sections:

A. General Issues Facing Côte d'Ivoire: Respondents were asked to indicate whether Côte d'Ivoire is headed in the right direction, what they thought were the top three most important development priorities in the country, which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty and generating economic growth in Côte d'Ivoire, and how "shared prosperity" would be best achieved in Côte d'Ivoire.

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank Group (WBG): Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the WBG, the WBG's effectiveness in Côte d'Ivoire, WBG staff preparedness to help Côte d'Ivoire solve its development challenges, their agreement with various statements regarding the WBG's work, and the extent to which the WBG is an effective development partner. Respondents were asked to indicate the WBG's greatest values and weaknesses, the most effective instruments in helping reduce poverty in Côte d'Ivoire, with which stakeholder groups the WBG should collaborate more, in which sectoral areas the WBG should focus most of its resources (financial and knowledge services), and to what reasons respondents attributed failed or slow reform efforts. Respondents were also asked to respond to a few questions about capacity building and whether they believe the World Bank Group should have more or less local presence.

C. World Bank Group's Effectiveness and Results: Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the WBG's work helps achieve development results in Côte d'Ivoire, the extent to which the WBG meets Côte d'Ivoire's needs for knowledge services and financial instruments, the importance for the WBG to be involved in thirty five development areas, and the WBG's level of effectiveness across these areas, such as security/stabilization/ reconstruction/reconciliation, public sector governance/reform, poverty reduction, and job creation/employment.

D. The World Bank Group's Knowledge Work and Activities: Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult WBG's knowledge work and activities and to rate the effectiveness and quality of the WBG's knowledge work and activities, including how significant of a contribution it makes to development results and its technical quality.

E. Working with the World Bank Group: Respondents were asked to rate WBG's technical assistance/advisory work's contribution to solving development challenges and their level of agreement with a series of statements regarding working with the WBG, such as the WBG's "Safeguard Policy" requirements being reasonable, and disbursing funds promptly.

F. The Future Role of the World Bank Group in Côte d'Ivoire: Respondents were asked to indicate what the WBG should do to make itself of greater value in Côte d'Ivoire, and which services the Bank should offer more of in the country. They were also asked to which areas the country will benefit most from WBG playing a leading role as compared to other donors.

G. Communication and Information Sharing: Respondents were asked to indicate how they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the WBG, and their usage and evaluation of the WBG's websites. Respondents were also asked about their awareness of the WBG's Access to Information policy, past information requests from the WBG, and their level of agreement that they use more data from the WBG as a result of the WBG's Open Data policy.

H. Background Information: Respondents were asked to indicate their current position, specialization, whether they professionally collaborate with the WBG, their exposure to the WBG in Côte d'Ivoire, which WBG agencies they work with, and their geographic location.

Response rate

A total of 288 stakeholders participated in the survey (58% response rate).

Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.

Economic growth is central to economic development. When national income grows, real people benefit. While there is no known formula for stimulating economic growth, data can help policy-makers better understand their countries' economic situations and guide any work toward improvement. Data here covers measures of economic growth, such as gross domestic product (GDP) and gross national income (GNI). It also includes indicators representing factors known to be relevant to economic growth, such as capital stock, employment, investment, savings, consumption, government spending, imports, and exports.

Abstract

The World Bank is interested in gauging the views of clients and partners who are either involved in development in the Kyrgyz Republic or who observe activities related to social and economic development. The World Bank Country Assessment Survey is meant to give the World Bank's team that works in the Kyrgyz Republic, greater insight into how the Bank's work is perceived. This is one tool the World Bank uses to assess the views of its critical stakeholders. With this understanding, the World Bank hopes to develop more effective strategies, outreach and programs that support development in the Kyrgyz Republic. The World Bank commissioned an independent firm to oversee the logistics of this effort in the Kyrgyz Republic.

The survey was designed to achieve the following objectives: - Assist the World Bank in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in the Kyrgyz Republic perceive the Bank; - Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in the Kyrgyz Republic regarding: · Their views regarding the general environment in the Kyrgyz Republic; · Their overall attitudes toward the World Bank in the Kyrgyz Republic; · Overall impressions of the World Bank's effectiveness and results, knowledge and research, and communication and information sharing in the Kyrgyz Republic; and · Perceptions of the World Bank's future role in the Kyrgyz Republic. - Use data to help inform the Kyrgyz Republic country team's strategy.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

Stakeholder

Universe

Stakeholders of the World Bank in Kyrgyz Republic

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

In February-March 2013, 300 stakeholders of the World Bank in the Kyrgyz Republic were invited to provide their opinions on the Bank's assistance to the country by participating in a country survey. Participants in the survey were drawn from among the office of the President; the office of the Prime Minister; the office of a Minister; the office of a Parliamentarian; employees of a ministry, ministerial department, or implementation agency; consultants/ contractors working on World Bank-supported projects/programs; project management units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of a project; local government officials or staff; bilateral and multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; private foundations; the financial sector/private banks; NGOs; community-based organizations (CBOs); the media; independent government institutions; trade unions; faith-based groups; academia/research institutes/think tanks; and the judiciary branch.

Mode of data collection

Mail Questionnaire [mail]

Research instrument

The Questionnaire consists of 8 Sections:

A. General Issues Facing the Kyrgyz Republic: Respondents were asked to indicate whether the Kyrgyz economy is headed in the right direction, what they thought were the top three most important development priorities in the country, and which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty and generating economic growth in the Kyrgyz Republic.

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank: Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the World Bank, the Bank's effectiveness in the Kyrgyz Republic, Bank staff preparedness to help the Kyrgyz Republic solve its development challenges, their agreement with various statements regarding the Bank's work, and the extent to which the Bank is an effective development partner. Respondents were also asked to indicate the sectoral areas on which it would be most productive for the Bank to focus its resources, the Bank's greatest values and greatest weaknesses in its work, the most effective instruments in helping to reduce poverty in the Kyrgyz Republic, with which stakeholder groups the Bank should collaborate more, and to what reasons respondents attributed failed or slow reform efforts.

C. World Bank Effectiveness and Results: Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the Bank's work helps achieve development results in the Kyrgyz Republic, the extent to which the Bank meets the Kyrgyz Republic's needs for knowledge services and financial instruments, and the Bank's level of effectiveness across thirty-two development areas, such as economic growth, public sector governance, job creation, education, and others.

D. The World Bank's Knowledge: Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult Bank knowledge/research, the areas on which the Bank should focus its research efforts, and to rate the effectiveness and quality of the Bank's knowledge/research, including how significant of a contribution it makes to development results and its technical quality.

E. Working with the World Bank: Respondents were asked to rate their level of agreement with a series of statements regarding working with the Bank, such as the World Bank's "Safeguard Policy" requirements being reasonable, the Bank imposing reasonable conditions on its lending, disbursing funds promptly, increasing the Kyrgyz Republic's institutional capacity, and providing effective implementation support.

F. The Future Role of the World Bank in the Kyrgyz Republic: Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the Bank should play in the Kyrgyz Republic's development in the near future and to indicate what the Bank should do to make itself of greater value.

G. Communication and Information Sharing: Respondents were asked to indicate how they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the Bank, and their usage and evaluation of the Bank's websites. Respondents were asked about their awareness of the Bank's Access to Information policy, past information requests from the Bank, and their level of agreement that they use more data from the World Bank as a result of the Bank's Open Data policy. Respondents were also asked about their level of agreement that they know how to find information from the Bank and that the Bank is responsive to information requests.

H. Background Information: Respondents were asked to indicate their current position, specialization, whether they professionally collaborate with the World Bank, their exposure to the Bank in the Kyrgyz Republic, and their geographic location.

Response rate

A total of 166 stakeholders participated in the country survey (55% response rate).

The average for 2023 based on 54 countries was 270.39 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in the USA: 5971.33 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in the Seychelles: 0.34 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Context

This dataset was uploaded as supplemental data for the 2019 Kaggle ML & DS Survey. It allows classification of countries into income groups - low, lower-middle, upper-middle and high - by gross national income (GNI) per capita, in U.S. dollars,.

For details of this calculation see here and here.

Content

The csv file consists of 218 countries listed by name and country code and their corresponding income group and lending category.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the World Bank for providing the data at "https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519">https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519

Inspiration

This dataset allows any other data containing country names or codes to be supplemented with income group data.

Abstract

The World Bank is interested in gauging the views of clients and partners who are either involved in development in Sudan or who observe activities related to social and economic development. The World Bank Country Assessment Survey is meant to give the World Bank's team that works in Sudan, greater insight into how the Bank's work is perceived. This is one tool the World Bank uses to assess the views of its critical stakeholders. With this understanding, the World Bank hopes to develop more effective strategies, outreach and programs that support development in Sudan. The World Bank commissioned an independent firm to oversee the logistics of this effort in Sudan.

The survey was designed to achieve the following objectives: - Assist the World Bank in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Sudan perceive the Bank; - Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in Sudan regarding: · Their views regarding the general environment in Sudan; · Their overall attitudes toward the World Bank in Sudan; · Overall impressions of the World Bank's effectiveness and results, knowledge and research, and communication and information sharing in Sudan; and · Perceptions of the World Bank's future role in Sudan. - Use data to help inform the Sudan country team's strategy.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

Stakeholder

Universe

Stakeholders of the World Bank in Sudan

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

In May thru July 2012, 296 stakeholders of the World Bank in Sudan were invited to provide their opinions on the Bank's assistance to the country by participating in a country survey. Participants in the survey were drawn from among the office of the President, Vice President/s, assistants, and advisors; the office of a Minister/State Minister, Undersecretary, Director General; the office of a Parliamentarian; employees of a ministry, ministerial department, or implementation agency; consultants/contractors working on World Bank-supported projects/programs; project management units (PMUs) overseeing implementation of a project; local government officials or staff; bilateral agencies; multilateral agencies; private sector organizations; private foundations; the financial sector/private banks; NGOs; community-based organizations (CBOs); the media; independent government institutions; trade unions; faith-based groups; academia/research institutes/think tanks; and the judiciary branch.

Mode of data collection

Mail Questionnaire [mail]

Research instrument

The Questionnaire consists of 8 Sections:

A. General Issues facing Sudan: Respondents were asked to indicate whether Sudan is headed in the right direction, what they thought were the top three most important development priorities, and which areas would contribute most to reducing poverty and generating economic growth in Sudan.

B. Overall Attitudes toward the World Bank: Respondents were asked to rate their familiarity with the World Bank, the Bank's effectiveness in Sudan, Bank staff preparedness, the extent to which the Bank should seek to influence the global development agenda, their agreement with various statements regarding the Bank's work, and the extent to which the Bank is an effective development partner. Respondents were also asked to indicate the sectoral areas on which it would be most productive for the Bank to focus its resources, the Bank's greatest values and greatest weaknesses in its work, the most and least effective instruments in helping to reduce poverty in Sudan, with which groups the Bank should work more, and to what reasons respondents attributed failed or slow reform efforts.

C. World Bank Effectiveness and Results: Respondents were asked to rate the extent to which the Bank's work helps achieve sustainable development results in Sudan, the extent to which the Bank meets Sudan's need for knowledge services and financial instruments, and the Bank's level of effectiveness across twenty-seven development areas, such as economic growth. Respondents were also asked to indicate where it would be most valuable for the Bank to focus its attention on in relation to agricultural development in Sudan.

D. The World Bank's Knowledge: Respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they consult Bank knowledge/research, the areas on which the Bank should focus its research efforts, and to rate the effectiveness and quality of the Bank's knowledge/research, including how significant of a contribution it makes to development results, its technical quality, and the Bank's effectiveness at providing linkage to non-Bank expertise.

E. Working with the World Bank: Respondents were asked to rate their level of agreement with a series of statements regarding working with the Bank, such as the World Bank's "Safeguard Policy" requirements being reasonable, the Bank disbursing funds promptly, and the extent to which the Bank is adequately staffed in Sudan.

F. The Multi-Donor Trust Fund in Sudan as Managed by the World Bank: Respondents were asked to indicate the greatest strengths and weaknesses of the Multi-Donor Trust Fund.

G. The Future Role of the World Bank in Sudan: Respondents were asked to rate how significant a role the Bank should play in Sudan's development in the near future and to indicate what the Bank should do to make itself of greater value in Sudan.

H. Communication and Information Sharing: Respondents were asked to indicate where they get information about economic and social development issues, how they prefer to receive information from the Bank, their access to the Internet, and their usage and evaluation of the Bank's website. Respondents were asked about their awareness of the Bank's Access to Information policy, past information requests from the Bank, and their level of agreement that they use more data from the World Bank as a result of the Bank's Open Data policy. Respondents were also asked their level of agreement that they know how to find information from the Bank and that the Bank is responsive to information requests.

I. Background Information: Respondents were asked to indicate their current position, specialization, whether they professionally collaborate with the World Bank, their exposure to the Bank in Sudan, and their geographic location.

Response rate

A total of 152 stakeholders participated in the country survey (51%).

Nigeria NG: Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA): Building Human Resources Rating: 1=Low To 6=High data was reported at 3.500 NA in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 3.500 NA for 2016. Nigeria NG: Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA): Building Human Resources Rating: 1=Low To 6=High data is updated yearly, averaging 3.000 NA from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.500 NA in 2017 and a record low of 3.000 NA in 2011. Nigeria NG: Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA): Building Human Resources Rating: 1=Low To 6=High data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank: Policy and Institutions. Building human resources assesses the national policies and public and private sector service delivery that affect the access to and quality of health and education services, including prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.; ; World Bank Group, CPIA database (http://www.worldbank.org/ida).; Unweighted average;

Norway NO: Gini Coefficient (GINI Index): World Bank Estimate data was reported at 27.500 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 26.800 % for 2014. Norway NO: Gini Coefficient (GINI Index): World Bank Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 26.800 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2015, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.600 % in 2004 and a record low of 25.300 % in 2011. Norway NO: Gini Coefficient (GINI Index): World Bank Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Norway – Table NO.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.; ; World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than one thousand six hundred household surveys across 164 countries in six regions and 25 other high income countries (industrialized economies). While income distribution data are published for all countries with data available, poverty data are published for low- and middle-income countries and countries eligible to receive loans from the World Bank (such as Chile) and recently graduated countries (such as Estonia) only. See PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/WhatIsNew.aspx) for definitions of geographical regions and industrialized countries.

The World Bank is interested in gauging the views of clients and partners who are either involved in development in Armenia or who observe activities related to social and economic development. The World Bank Country Assessment Survey is meant to give the World Bank's team that works in Armenia, greater insight into how the Bank's work is perceived. This is one tool the World Bank uses to assess the views of its critical stakeholders. With this understanding, the World Bank hopes to develop more effective strategies, outreach and programs that support development in Armenia. The World Bank commissioned an independent firm to oversee the logistics of this effort in Armenia.The survey was designed to achieve the following objectives:- Assist the World Bank in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Armenia perceive the Bank;- Obtain systematic feedback from stakeholders in Armenia regarding:· Their views regarding the general environment in Armenia;· Their overall attitudes toward the World Bank in Armenia;· Overall impressions of the World Bank's effectiveness and results, knowledge and research, and communication and information sharing in Armenia; and· Perceptions of the World Bank's future role in Armenia.- Use data to help inform the Armenia country team's strategy.

Remittances are transfers of money by a person working in a foreign location to a person or family back home as household income. As per IMF, Remittances are typically transfers from a well-meaning individual or family member to another individual or household. They are targeted to meet specific needs of the recipients, and this tends to reduce poverty. This dataset contains year and country-wise remittance inflows. It also has data related to Low and Middle income countries

Note: 1) All numbers are in current (nominal) US Dollars. 2) Venezuela has been unclassfied due to the unvailability data, thus it is not included in aggregate sum