overview of regional report on efa2000 assessment victor m. ordonez 17 january 2000 bangkok
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Overview of Regional Report on
EFA2000 Assessment
Victor M. Ordonez17 January 2000
Bangkok
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- Overview: 42 country reports, 4 sub-regional syntheses
- Quantitative dimensions; qualitative dimensions
- Analysis of past performance; strategies for the future
Bangkok
Jomtien
Mar 1990 Jan 2000
Dakar
Apr 2000
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Resultsof the Assessment
Implicationsof the Assessment
THE ROAD BEHIND
THE ROAD AHEAD
Bangkok
Jomtien
Mar 1990 Jan 2000
Dakar
Apr 2000
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ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
Education for Quality of Life
Primary Education
Early Childhood
Adult LiteracyL
earn
ing
Ach
ieve
men
t
Sk
ills
Tra
inin
g
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ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
Primary Education
Primary Education
+Increase in enrolment
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Primary Enrolment vs. Population
300
400
500
600
700
800
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000
millions
Population: 5-14 years old Population: 6-11 years old
Primary enrolment
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ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
Primary Education
+Increase in enrolment
– Narrowed focus: EFA = SFA
– Widening disparities
– Low retention
Primary Education
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Survival Rate to Grade 5
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Myanmar (90-95)
Rep. of Korea (90-97)
Azerbaijan (92-97)
Philippines (90-96)
Fiji (95-98)
Iran (90-97)
Georgia (93-97)
Rep. of Vanuatu (94-98)
Lao PDR (92-97)
Bhutan (91-98)
Viet Nam (97-98)
Latest availableyearFirst year
Source: EFA reports (%)
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ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
Primary Education
+Increase in enrolment
– Narrowed focus: EFA = SFA
– Widening disparities
– Low retention
Primary Education
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ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
Primary Education
Early Childhood
Early Childhood+ Rapid
expansion (except in Central Asia)
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Pre-primary Enrolment
0
10
20
30
40
50
1980 1985 1990 1995 1999
millions
Central Asian Region Other Asian Regions
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ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
Primary Education
Early Childhood
+ Rapid expansion (except in Central Asia)
+ Community support
– Urban biased
– Poor sustainability
– Lack of data and training
Early Childhood
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ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
Primary Education
Early Childhood
Adult Literacy
Adult Literacy
+ Focus on functional literacy
+ Community learning centres
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Estimated Adult Literacy Rates
20 40 60 80 100
WORLD TOTAL
Asia
Eastern Asia/Oceania
Southern Asia
Least Developed Countries 2000
1995
1990
1985
1980
(%)(source: Compendium of Statistics of Illiteracy, UNESCO)
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ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
Primary Education
Early Childhood
Adult Literacy
Adult Literacy
+ Focus on functional literacy
+ Community learning centres
– Unreliable statistics
– Uneven growth
– Insufficient resources and status
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ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
Primary Education
Early Childhood
Adult Literacy
Learn
ing
Ach
ievemen
t
Learning Achievement
+Focus on assessment
+Testing the system, not the students
– No significant progress
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ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
Primary Education
Early Childhood
Adult Literacy
Learn
ing
Ach
ievemen
t
Sk
ills T
rainin
g
Skills Training
+Linkage with industry and agriculture
–Failure to meet new dimensions of the future
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ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
Education for Quality of Life
Primary Education
Early Childhood
Adult Literacy
Learn
ing
Ach
ievemen
t
Sk
ills T
rainin
g
Education for Quality of Life
+ Growing importance of other information channels
– Difficulty of systematizing and quantifying this dimension
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ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
Education for Quality of Life
Primary Education
Early Childhood
Adult LiteracyL
earn
ing
Ach
ieve
men
t
Sk
ills
Tra
inin
g
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Education for Quality of Life
Primary Education
Early Childhood
Adult Literacy
Lea
rnin
g A
chie
vem
ent
Sk
ills
Tra
inin
g
ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
ResourcesManagement
Information
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Multi and Bi-literal Assistance for Education
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,0001
98
5
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88
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90
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91
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92
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93
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94
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95
USD (Millions)Source: UNESCO World Education Report, 1999
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Education for Quality of Life
Primary Education
Early Childhood
Adult Literacy
Lea
rnin
g A
chie
vem
ent
Sk
ills
Tra
inin
g
ROAD BEHINDROAD BEHIND
ResourcesManagement
Information
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JomtienDakar
Resultsof the Assessment
Implicationsof the Assessment
THE ROAD BEHIND
THE ROAD AHEAD
Bangkok
Mar 1990 Jan 2000Apr 2000
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ROAD AHEADROAD AHEAD• From enrolment to achievement • From schooling to learning • From education for children to
education for all (young child, youth, adults, special needs)
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ROAD AHEADROAD AHEAD• From more resources to better
and new use of resources• From a ministry responsibility to
a societal responsibility
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ROAD AHEADROAD AHEAD
• From advocacy to activity to analysis
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Advocacy
Analysis
Activity
Jomtien, 1990
Dakar, 2000
Amman,1996
Bangkok,2000
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ROAD AHEADROAD AHEAD
• From advocacy to activity to analysis
• From efficiency to effectiveness
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General Trends
95
100
105
110
115
120
1980 1990 1995 2000
change
School Age Population
Enrolment
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General Trends
95
100
105
110
115
120
1980 1990 1995 2000
change
School Age Population
Budget in Education
Enrolment
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ROAD AHEADROAD AHEAD
• From advocacy to activity to analysis
• From efficiency to effectiveness
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JomtienDakar
Resultsof the Assessment
Implicationsof the Assessment
THE ROAD BEHIND
THE ROAD AHEAD
Bangkok
Mar 1990 Jan 2000Apr 2000
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• Expanding the vision• Creating new paradigms,
devising new funding mechanisms
• Sustaining societal advocacy
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JomtienDakar
Resultsof the Assessment
Implicationsof the Assessment
THE ROAD BEHIND
THE ROAD AHEAD
Bangkok
Mar 1990 Jan 2000Apr 2000
Overview of Regional Report on
EFA2000 Assessment
Victor M. Ordonez17 January 2000
Bangkok