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Table 4A.2 Summary of Results Categories Infrastructure
Training and curriculum
Costs Link with industry
Faculty
Other practices
Quality determinants
Time to graduate
Dropout rate
Formal employment
Wages
Internet available for faculty and students Has enough materials for practice
Curriculum is fixed
Teaches numerical competencies
Offers credits for longer degrees
Offers remediation classes during the program Thesis or research project is a graduation requirement Annual tuition 2019 PPP US$ (hundreds) HEI scholarship is available as funding option HEI has an employment center
Industry lends/provides equipment for student training HEI has agreements with firms to hire graduates Peer evaluation is very important in faculty evaluation Class planning is very important in the faculty evaluation Percentage of faculty working in industry Percentage of female faculty
Percentage of faculty with 5+years of experience Percentage of faculty < age 40 years
General or specific knowledge test is an admission requirement Interview is an admission requirement HEI has a governing body beyond rector/provost
Source: World Bank calculations based on Dinarte et al. (2021). Note: The table presents a summary of the results on the correlates of the quality determinants and program academic and labor market outcomes. Green indicates that the feature “improves” the outcome, while red indicates that the feature “worsens” the outcome. HEI = higher education institution; HS GPA = high school grade point average; PPP = purchasing power parity.
