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It highlights suboptimal learning outcomes despite high enrollment, unequal and costly access to healthcare, and a slow school-to-work transition. The summary stresses that the private sector generates too few quality jobs, then outlines reform pathways to reduce poverty, expand the middle class, invest in children, support school-to-work transitions, strengthen private-sector job creation, increase resilience to shocks, and introduce more equitable fiscal policy supported by comprehensive data systems.","Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY  \nFrom wealth to inclusion:  \npathways for poverty reduction and middle-class expansion in Equatorial Guinea  \nPOV E RTY A ND EQU ITY ASS ESS ME NT  \n2 02 5  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY  \nFrom wealth to inclusion:  \npathways for poverty reduction and middle-class expansion in Equatorial Guinea  \nPOV E RTY A ND EQU ITY ASS ESS ME NT  \n2 02 5  \n© 2025 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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From Wealth to Inclusion: pathways for poverty reduction and middle-class expansion in Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea Poverty and Equity Assessment. Washington, DC: World Bank.”  \nExecutive Summary  \nContents  \nContents  \nAcknowledgements ................................................................................................................... iii  \nAbbreviations / Acronyms ..........................................................................................................v  \nExecutive Summary...................................................................................................................... 1  \nOverview .................................................................................................................................... 3  \nEquatorial Guinea’s wealth has raised living standards, but not for everyone ........................... 3  \nStructural inequalities over the life cycle entrench poverty in Equatorial Guinea...................... 5  \nDespite high enrollment rates, learning outcomes are suboptimal .................................... 5  \nHealth outcomes have improved, but access to healthcare is costly and unequal ............. 7  \nYoung people face a slow school-to-work transition ......................................................... 7  \nThe private sector does not create enough quality jobs..................................................... 8  \nSeizing the moment to reduce poverty and expand the middle class ....................................... 9  \nTackling the roots of poverty by investing in the development of children .........................11  \nEnabling an efficient school-to-work transition to increase utilization of human capital ....12  \nUnleashing the potential of the private sector to create jobs that lift families out of poverty...........................................................................................................................12  \nIncreasing resilience to shocks .......................................................................................13  \nIntroducing a more equitable fiscal policy and a comprehensive data ecosystem.............14  \nReferences .......................................................................................................................","cbCainDfrcAW2ugv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainDfrcAW2ugv","pdf",7045934,4,1,30,"English","en",105,"# Executive Summary\n## Overview\n## Poverty and inequality across the life cycle\n## Education and learning outcomes\n## Health access and costs\n## School-to-work transition and jobs\n## Private sector and quality employment\n## Reform pathways: growth and equity\n## Investing in children\n## Efficient school-to-work transition\n## Private sector job creation\n## Resilience to shocks\n## Equitable fiscal policy and data ecosystem\n## References","[{\"question\":\"What main problem does the assessment highlight in Equatorial Guinea?\",\"answer\":\"Wealth has improved living standards, but not for everyone; 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