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Table 17 Aggregate indicators: definitions and sources

From: Pathways from school to work in the developing world

GDP

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $)

World Bank—World Development indicators

Unemployment rate

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)

World Bank—World Development indicators

Population growth

Population growth (annual %)

World Bank—World Development indicators

Poverty rate

Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)

World Bank—World Development indicators

Minimum wage

Minimum wage to value added per worker

World Bank Doing Business—Labor regulations

Unemployment insurance

Dummy for the availability of unemployment insurance scheme

World Bank Doing Business—Labor regulations

Years of compulsory education

Duration of compulsory education (years)

UNESCO