International Economic Terms

English-language economic definitions generated from approved international institutional sources.

  • Coverage: Finished Primary School EN

    Finished Primary School is an HOI indicator showing the proportion of children who have attained primary education. It describes the extent to which this educational opportunity …

  • Coverage: Internet EN

    For a specified opportunity, such as a service or basic good, the coverage rate is the percentage of children who have access to it. The measure …

  • Coverage: Mathematics Proficiency Level 2 EN

    Within the Human Opportunities Index, coverage denotes the share of children who meet the access criterion for the opportunity under review. At Mathematics Proficiency Level 2, …

  • Coverage: Mathematics Proficiency Level 2, Private schools EN

    Within the Human Opportunities Index, the coverage rate denotes the proportion of children who receive a particular opportunity. It describes the opportunity’s prevalence across the relevant …

  • Coverage: Mathematics Proficiency Level 2, Public schools EN

    Within the Human Opportunities Index, the coverage rate records how many children receive a particular opportunity. It captures the aggregate level of access, but says nothing …

  • Coverage: Mathematics Proficiency Level 3 EN

    Coverage: Mathematics Proficiency Level 3 is the share of children who attain the specified level of mathematics proficiency, treated as an opportunity in calculating the Human …

  • Coverage: Mathematics Proficiency Level 3, Private schools EN

    Coverage for Mathematics Proficiency Level 3 in private schools denotes the proportion of children enrolled in private schools who reach at least level 3 in mathematics. …

  • Coverage: Mathematics Proficiency Level 3, Public schools EN

    Coverage for Mathematics Proficiency Level 3 in public schools measures the proportion of children with access to the opportunity of attaining that proficiency level in a …

  • Coverage: Mobile Phone EN

    Within the Human Opportunities Index, the coverage rate is the proportion of children who benefit from a specified opportunity, such as access to a basic service. …

  • Coverage: Reading Proficiency Level 2 EN

    Coverage for Reading Proficiency Level 2 measures the proportion of children who reach or have access to the reading opportunity defined by Level 2 in the …