Education Lending in FY 2005

Education Lending Trends

Total World Bank lending for education in FY05 totaled $1,951 million across all projects and all sectors.  This shows a continued upward trend of education lending which, over the last five years has more than doubled with new lending to Education in totaling $728 million in FY 00 and $1,951 million in FY 05.  In FY 05, lending to Education constituted 8.9% of total World Bank lending constituting the 5th largest sector of World Bank lending that year.

Aggregate data on World Bank lending trends in the education sector can be accessed through the Education Historical Lending Figures.  Also, the World Bank’s Project Database provides access to detailed information on World Bank operations.

Below is a breakdown of World Bank Education lending trends over the past few years along with details on FY 05 lending. 
 

How much does the World Bank lend to education?

		World Bank Lending for Education Trends FY 00- FY 05 (in current US$ million)
Fiscal Year Education New Commitments FY 00 728    FY 01 1,095    FY 02 1,385    FY 03 2,349    FY 04 1,685    FY 05 1,951  Â	  Â

What region constitutes the largest amount of lending in the education sector for FY 05?

Regional Education Lending Breakdown
Education lending varied widely among regions in FY 05 with the largest amount of education lending occurring in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LAC) totaling $680 million in new education lending in FY 05.  Lending for the Africa (AFR) region totaled $369 million constituting the second largest region in terms of total amount of education lending in FY 05. 

In terms of the number of education projects, the largest number of new education projects in FY 05 was in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region which held 24% of all new education projects.  The Africa region held 19% of total new education projects in FY 05.

What education sub-sector receives the most lending? 

The World Bank continues to support Basic Education through various activities and lending.  As in past years, primary education represent the largest percentage of World Bank education lending, constituting 29% of total education lending in FY 05. 

Below is an overview of past education lending trends broken down by education sub-sector.  Note that the General Education sub-sector, representing about 26% of total education lending is a project categorization used when a project supports more than five sectors or when no sub-sector is appropriate for coding.  Much of the lending attributed to General Education is considered part of Basic Education lending.  Also, a breakdown of FY 05 education sub-sector lending broken down by region has been provided.   

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