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It examines key outcomes across childhood and youth, adulthood, and older age, including the effects of COVID-19. The review also assesses the efficiency and effectiveness of spending, highlighting equity and resource management challenges. It concludes with policy recommendations to deepen reforms and build more resilient delivery systems.","Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized  \nAZERBAIJAN  \nHuman Capital Review  \nThis project is funded by the European Union  \nii  \n© 2022 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank  \n1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000  \n[Internet:](Internet: www.worldbank.org)[ www.worldbank.org](Internet: www.worldbank.org)  \nRights and Permissions  \nThe material in this work is subject to copyright. 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Its contents are the sole responsibility of World Bank staff and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.  \nThe World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of the World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.  \nAZERBAIJAN Human Capital Review  \nAzerbaijan  \nHuman Capital Review  \nContents:  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS v  \nLIST OF ACRONYMS vi  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1  \nHuman capital in Azerbaijan 1  \nDeepening the reform agenda to strengthen human capital 3  \n1. Building human capital for long-term prosperity 7  \nThe importance of human capital for sustainable and inclusive development 10  \nThe role of education, health, and social protection systems in fostering human capital 12  \n2. Azerbaijan’s human capital outcomes 14  \nChildhood and youth 15  \nAdulthood 18  \nOlder age 20  \nCOVID-19’s impact on human capital 21  \n3. Building human capital: overview of the education, health care,  \nand social protection systems 23  \nEducation 23  \nHealth 24  \nSocial protection and labor 26  \n4. Efficiency and effectiveness of spending 30  \nEffective and balanced resource management 30  \nEquity in service provision 35  \n5. Learning from the COVID-19 response to build more resilient  \ndelivery systems 38  \n6. Conclusions and recommendations 40  \nREFERENCES 48  \niii  \nAZERBAIJAN Human Capital Review  \nList of Figures: Figure 1: Employment is concentrated in low productivity sectors 7  \nFigure 2: Human capital is essential for growth 10  \nFigure 3: Early investments in human capital deliver the highest returns 11  \nFigure 4: Still some way to go to close human capital gaps 14  \nFigure 5: Outside of basic education, enrollment levels remain low 16  \nFigure 6: The quality of learning needs to increase to close learning gaps 16  \nFigure 7: Important inequity in learning outcomes 17  \nFigure 8: Educational attainment has increased in the adult population 18  \nFigure 9: The burden of disease has moved towards NCDs 20  \nFigure 10: Expected healthy years of living have increased only marginally over time 21  \nFigure 11: Distribution of students by type of educational institutions (2020-2021) 23  \nFigure 12: Social assistance programs reach about half of the poorest 20 percent 29  \nFigure 13: Student-teacher ratios are skewed to higher levels of education 31  \nFigure 14: Out-of-pocket payments account for three fifths of total spending, above most peers 32  \nFigure 15:","cbCaiv9Nq7wqme3o","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiv9Nq7wqme3o","pdf",1719044,5,1,58,"English","en",105,"# Contents\n## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY\n## 1. 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