Country policies Sub Indicator

Learners - Student Readiness - Policy Lever (Learners) - Nutrition Programs

This chart presents the de facto score for this policy lever for all GEPD participating countries. For more information on the various components of this indicator, please refer to the detailed sub-indicator page.

3.5

De Facto Score

The score from 1 to 5 captures the de facto presence of policies associated with good nutrition programs for children and mothers.

5

De Jure Score

The score from 1 to 5 captures the de jure presence of policies associated with good nutrition programs for children and mothers.

Sub-Indicator Overall
(De Jure) Policy Lever (Learners) - Nutrition Programs 5
(De Jure) Is there a publicly funded school feeding program? 1
(De Jure) Does a national policy to encourage salt iodization exist? 1
(De Jure) Does a national policy exist to encourage iron fortification of staples like wheat, maize, or rice? 1
(De Jure) Does a national policy exist to encourage breastfeeding? 1
(De Facto) Policy Lever (Learners) - Nutrition Programs 3.5
(De Facto) Percent of schools reporting having publicly funded school feeding program 39.3
(De Facto) Percent of households with salt testing positive for any iodide among households 88
(De Facto) Percent of children born in the five (three) years preceding the survey who were ever breastfed 91
(De Facto) Percent of children age 6–23 months who had at least the minimum dietary diversity and the minimum meal frequency during the previous day 36