4A.2 Summary of Results B5.4.1 Net Present Value of SCPs, from the Policy

Table 4A.2 Summary of Results

Categories Quality determinants Dropout rate Time to graduate

Formal employment Wages

Infrastructure Internet available for faculty and students Has enough materials for practice

Training and curriculum

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 Costs Annual tuition 2019 PPP US$ (hundreds) HEI scholarship is available as funding option

Link with industry

HEI has an employment center Industry lends/provides equipment for student training HEI has agreements with firms to hire graduates Faculty 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

Other practices 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.