World Bank Education Strategy

The World Bank's work in education is anchored in a Bankwide Education Sector Strategy and regional education strategies, revised periodically to ensure that assistance is well aligned with evolving country needs and global circumstances. An Education Sector Strategy was last prepared in 1999 and the vision set out therein remains fully relevant. At the same time, our work in education has continued to be informed by papers prepared for the Bank's Development Committee -- our governing organization -- beginning fall 2001 and other strategic and analytical work in the areas of HIV/AIDS and education, tertiary education, science and technology, and lifelong learning. The Education Sector Strategy Update was finalized in 2006 to reflect new analysis and lessons learned as well as changes in the Bank’s internal and external environment. 

Education Strategy Papers

• Education Sector Strategy Update (ESSU). 2006
• Education Sector Strategy Paper. July 1999.
• Priorities and Strategies for Education: A World Bank Review. August 1995. 
   

Regional Education Strategy Papers

• Africa (AFR)
• East Asia And Pacific (EAP)
• Europe And Central Asia (ECA)
• Latin America And Caribbean (LCR)
• Middle East And North Africa (MNA)

Opening Doors - Education and the World Bank

Development Committee Papers

• Progress Report for the Education for All--Fast-Track Initiative, September 2006.
• Education For All Fast Track Initiative Progress Report, April 2004.
• Progress Report and Critical Next Steps in Scaling Up: Education for All, Health, HIV/AIDS, Water and Sanitation: Education for All Addendum, March 2003.
• Progress Report and Critical Next Steps in Scaling Up: Education for All, Health, HIV/AIDS, Water and Sanitation: Synthesis Paper, March 2003.
• Education for Dynamic Economies: Action Plan to Accelerate Progress Towards Education For All, April 2002.
• Education for Dynamic Economies: Action Plan to Accelerate Progress Towards Education For All, September 2001.