World Development Report 2018 and Its Policy Implications for Education Development in China

2018 comprehensively describes a crisis that is looming worldwide: Schooling does not equalize learning. Drawing on key insights from the report, this study provides a high—level summary and relates the findings to common and critical issues that China is today. Specifically, this study highlights five important policy implications for education development in China: Education quality monitoring, adaptive policies, evidence-based decision, expanding human capital investments, and building stronger ties with international organizations.