Education: Quality and Equity

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Education Quality and Equity

• 6th EA-P Ministerial Consultation
• May, 2003 Victor Ordonez

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Education Quality/Equity
Alternative Directions
The Road Behind
The Road Ahead
THE PAST

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Education Quality/Equity
Alternative Directions Guiding Policy
Consider-ations
The Road Behind Review of the E.F.A. Decade
The Road Ahead Future Imperatives

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Review of the EFA Decade
Statistical Overview

• Much has been done
• but much remains to do.
  

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Completion Rate to Grade Five

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Review of the EFA Decade
Statistical Overview

• Much has been done
• but much remains to do.
  
• Focus on inter-country disparities

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Review of the EFA Decade
Statistical Overview Three Stages of the Campaign

• Jomtien and beyond Advocacy
• Amman and beyond Activity
  
• Dakar and beyond Analysis

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Jomtien, 1990
Advocacy
Dakar, 2000
Activity
Bangkok, 2000
Amman, 1996
Analysis

• Examples
• girls education

• international aid

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Multi and Bi-literal Assistance for Education

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Education Quality/Equity
Alternative Directions Guiding Policy
Consider-ations
The Road Behind Review of the E.F.A. Decade
The Road Ahead Future Imperatives

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Guiding Policy Considerations
Quality/Access Interdependence Reaching the
Unreached
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Examples

• Improving school retention
• Early childhood education
• Alternative girls schooling

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Guiding Policy Considerations
Quality/Access Interdependence Reaching the
Unreached Information and Innovation
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Cambodia Gender Disparity
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Guiding Policy Considerations
Quality/Access Interdependence Reaching the
Unreached Information and Innovation Secondary
Education Pressures
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Guiding Policy Considerations
Quality/Access Interdependence Reaching the
Unreached Information and Innovation Secondary
Education Pressures Quality and Relevance
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Guiding Policy Considerations
Quality/Access Interdependence Reaching the
Unreached Information and Innovation Secondary
Education Pressures Quality and
Relevance Financial and Social Support
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Average Basic Education Trend
School Age Population
Enrolment
Budget in Education
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Education Quality/Equity
Alternative Directions Guiding Policy
Consider-ations
The Road Behind Review of the E.F.A. Decade
The Road Ahead Future Imperatives

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Future Imperatives

• Education The foundation of human development
• Urgency and importance of Millenium Summit and
  UN-WFFC goals
• universal primary schooling by 2015
• gender parity by 2005, other goals
• Requires societal and political will

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Ingredients for Success

• Financial resources
• Human capacity
• Political/social will

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Future Imperatives

• Education The foundation of human development
• Urgency and importance of Millenium Summit and
  UN-WFFC goals
• universal primary schooling by 2015
• gender parity by 2005, other goals
• Requires societal and political will

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Education Quality and Equity

• 6th EA-P Ministerial Consultation
• May, 2003 Victor Ordonez