Education

Attendance and school construction are on the rise in Mongolia, and the Ministry of Education (MoE) continues to harness foreign expertise, suggesting significant progress in the sector. However, critics say the government needs to do more to ensure improved and inclusive schooling at all levels, particularly given the promise of growing social development as a result of increased resource-related investment.

Several issues debated during Ghana’s 2012 campaign season regarding education funding are expected to be revisited in 2013. The cost and quality of education ranks as a high priority for citizens, and as the new government articulates its policy, it will be seeking to balance that priority with fiscal discipline.

Au cours des dix années qui ont suivi le lancement, en 2003, d’un grand chantier de réformes du système éducatif algérien, le pays a mis en œuvre de nombreuses initiatives visant à améliorer les programmes et l’enseignement, récoltant toutefois, bien souvent, des résultats mitigés. Afin de garantir que les réformes existantes produisent l’effet escompté sur le secteur, le Ministre algérien de l’Éducation Nationale a fait appel à une variété d’acteurs concernés pour dresser le bilan des progrès effectués par les écoles du pays depuis 2003 ainsi qu’identifier les défis qui restent à surmonter.

Education reforms are being seen as key in trying to ensure that economic growth embraces a reduction in South Africa’s disparity and unemployment. Poor schooling remains one of the weak links in the economy, despite government efforts to address the problem by allocating the largest share of funds to education in both this and last year’s budget.

Major changes are expected in the Philippines’ higher education system as a drive to target courses that will meet the demands of the evolving economy gains pace.

The government in Oman is channelling extra funding into education as part of a broader bid to provide its younger generations with the skills and qualifications needed to work in the modern economy. However, although the additional resources are a welcome step toward tackling key issues, such as improving students’ English language skills, it will take time for the benefits to trickle down into the economy.