Publications of Education and learning
GRADE places special emphasis on the dissemination of the results of its research through publications in various formats, aimed at both the academic public and public officials, political and civil society actors, university students, the media, as well as the general citizenship. Research Papers Academic publications prepared on the basis of reports from research projects or reflections of a conceptual nature related to GRADE’s work áreas. Its publication requires an external peer review process. Its publication format is usually only electronic. Research Progress Papers Publications of research work in progress. They are prepared on the basis of reports from research projects or reflections of a conceptual nature related to GRADE’s work areas. Its publication does not require a peer review process; however, they require internal approval and the external institution that requested the investigation. Authors can be both GRADE senior researchers and research assistants. Eventually, GRADE agrees to publish Research Progress by authors not affiliated with the institution, under the endorsement of a senior GRADE researcher. Its publication format is electronic only. Analysis & Proposals Publications with characteristics of a policy brief: aimed at a non-academic audience and with emphasis on its policy implications. It presents the main findings and recommendations of an academic investigation, accompanied by visual resources. Its publication format is physical and electronic. Books Institutionally affiliated books are written or edited by one or more GRADE researchers and go through a blind peer review process. Its publication format is physical and electronic.
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¿Qué hemos aprendido del estudio longitudinal Niños del Milenio en el Perú? Nuevos hallazgos y desafíos pendientes (2018-2025)
Niños del Milenio, conocido internacionalmente como Young Lives, es una investigación de largo plazo que estudia cómo cambian la pobreza y las oportunidades de niñas, niños y jóvenes en países de ingresos bajos y medios. Durante más de dos décadas, el estudio ha seguido de cerca a dos grupos en el Perú: quienes tenían alrededor […]
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Solo una ilusión: Cambios en las aspiraciones y en el logro de las metas educativas y laborales de los niños y niñas en el Perú
La creencia en los retornos de la educación ha motivado a los estudiantes peruanos a aspirar a estándares más altos tanto en el ámbito académico como laboral. Este estudio analiza la evolución de las aspiraciones educativas y ocupacionales de los niños y niñas en el Perú hasta la culminación de la educación básica, y evalúa […]
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Education as and for Justice in the Global South Case Studies from Nepal, Perú and Uganda
This book explores the transformative potential of education in achieving Sustainable Development Goals 13 (climate action), 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions) and 10 (reduced inequalities). Examining case studies of secondary schooling in Nepal, Peru and Uganda, it critiques the established assumption of linear progress from education to social change. Instead, it argues for just-driven […]
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How is educational resilience understood in Latin American and Caribbean countries?
The first report of the AdaptED project examines the concept of educational resilience—its meanings and practices—across GPE countries, considering the systemic characteristics, challenges, and threats they face. This analysis aims to contribute to the identification and mobilization of evidence, as well as to informed decision-making that supports and strengthens the development of public policies and […]
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Resisting regulation: Revealing orders of worth behind the debate over private education regulation in Peru
Although the regulation of private education has been a disputed topic in academic and policy debates, there is a lack of recognition regarding the underlying structures that inform such opposing viewpoints. Through a sociological understanding of disputes, I propose to see through the lenses of the market to understand the contested visions at play in […]
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Interrupción escolar en secundaria en el Perú: datos, evidencia y políticas
Discontinuation of schooling by students in secondary education in Peru is a critical problem that impacts the development of young people and their future opportunities. Despite advances in educational coverage, structural challenges persist that unequally affect different groups of students. This paper examines trends in secondary school dropout, its main causes and the public policies […]
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The crisis and the market: regulating Peru’s ungoverned private education market
Since the mid-1990s, Peru has undergone a process of default educational privatization, with the private education market now accounting for more than a quarter of the country’s enrolments. Such growth has taken place in an extremely loose and disorganized regulatory context, resulting in an extremely heterogeneous private education market, both in terms of supply and […]
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Young Lives attrition report: Round 7
Over more than 20 years, Young Lives has followed two cohorts born seven years apart (Favara et al. 2021). This technical note documents the attrition rates from the seventh round of the Young Lives survey carried out in Ethiopia, India (the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) and Peru in 2023–24, when the Younger Cohort […]





