International Aid to Education in Developing Countries - Strategy and financing of the World Bank -

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The World Bank plays the leading role in the field of international aid to education in developing countries. It is not only the single largest source of external finance for education, but also provides advises to help governments develop educational policies suitable for their circumstances.1. Since 1963, the Bank has lent for 610 projects in 116 countries. Priorities within education sector has changed. Instead of concentrating in higher education and vocational training, the share of rending for primary education has grown rapidly in 1990s. Initially, most project assistance was for constructing and equipping building. Recently, focus of the investment shifts from hardware to software.2. There are some common elements in five primary education projects now implementing in Latin America. The main objective is to improve the quality of education. More emphasis is placed on the elements that lead to good learning results such as textbook, in-service training for teaching staff and innovative educational evaluation. Greater equity for the disadvantaged group is promoted.3. A new Strategy Paper for Latin America (1999) lays out the six key priorities. 1) Including the excluded, 2) Raising the quality of teaching, 3) Improving the transition from school to adult world, 4) Making decentralization work, 5) Reforming tertiary education, 6) Stimulating educational innovations.