LAC Equity Lab data measures coverage rates for achieving Science Proficiency Level 3 in private schools. This metric is a component for calculating the Human Opportunities Index (HOI). The dataset originates from the World Bank's LAC Equity Lab.
Use Cases
- Analyze the relationship between private school attendance and science proficiency coverage rates.
- Compare coverage rates for Science Proficiency Level 3 across different regions or countries within the LAC region.
- Use coverage rates as an input variable for calculating the Human Opportunities Index (HOI) for education.
Strengths
- Data is produced by the authoritative LAC Equity Lab at the World Bank.
- Focuses on a specific, policy-relevant metric (coverage rate) for opportunity measurement.
Limitations
- The dataset size, row count, and specific temporal coverage are unknown.
- The coverage rate metric does not account for inequality of access between different circumstance groups, a noted limitation.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank LAC Equity Lab
- Collection Method
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- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Likely Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, based on the originating lab.