Oct 2, 2025 · Fighting poverty in all of its dimensions lies at the core of the World Bank’s work. We work closely with governments to develop sound policies so that poor people can improve their …

The World Bank has updated its global poverty lines. This latest revision uses 2021 purchasing power parities, as well as updated national poverty lines that better capture countries’ …

Three complementary concepts: Learning poverty level, gap, and severity The learning poverty level (or headcount ratio) shown above, that is the share of 10-year-olds who are not in school …

Network Structure of Multidimensional Poverty Poverty is multidimensional. An individual or household experiencing poverty can suffer multiple disadvantages at the same time. Beyond …

Jun 5, 2025 · Measuring Poverty The World Bank’s mission is to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. To effectively monitor progress toward this goal, it is …

Oct 24, 2025 · What does multidimensional poverty look like around the world? At a global level, the share of the poor is 51 percent higher when education and basic infrastructure are added …

Jun 13, 2025 · Measuring poverty on a regular basis using timely and relevant data is critical to tracking progress toward this goal. The World Bank does this at the global level using three …

The new extreme poverty line of $2.15 per person per day, which replaces the $1.90 poverty line, is based on 2017 PPPs. Here you find more information about this change and what it means …

Apr 14, 2017 · People living below a poverty line don't have enough to meet their basic needs. Countries typically define national poverty lines, and we use the lines of a group of the poorest …

Poverty line and nutrition Nutrition is key to the definition of absolute poverty, we say poverty line is anchored in nutrition Minimum food basket is defined by actual consumption patterns of the …