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The training that teachers receive can also significantly aect the quality of education.

Most primary school teachers have had some form of training. In low and medium

human development countries an average of 76% of teachers are trained to teach, but

there are wide variations. In four countries fewer than 30% of teachers are trained:

Madagascar (15%), Kyrgyzstan (21%), Sao Tome and Principe (27%) and Vanuatu

(28%). The availability of communications technologies also has implications for the

quality of education. But modernizing schools requires substantial investments, a

challenge in most developing regions.

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