Learning Poverty World bank report “Ending Learning Poverty”. Learning Poverty defined as the percentage of 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple story. World Bank estimates that 53 percent of children in low- and middle-income countries cannot read and understand a simple story by the end of primary school. Recommendations for Ending learning poverty Targeted approach : to reduce by at least half the share of 10-year old who cannot read by 2030. Ensuring political and technical commitment to clear goals, means, and measures for literacy is required to achieve the target. Assessing performance: well-defined ways to inform future instruction based on assessment results. proper design, implementation, documentation, and dissemination of results. Attention to ensuring that the assessment results are comparable within the country over time, allowing for consistent measurement of country progress. Improving teacher quality by :Making teaching an attract...