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@ dev_progress. FROM DECLINE TO RECOVERY Post-primary education in Mongolia. Regsuren Bat- Erdene American University of Mongolia . developmentprogress.org. @ dev_progress. UN Photo/ Eskinder Debebe. Outline Mongolia context Post-primary education since 1990
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FROM DECLINE TO RECOVERY Post-primary education in Mongolia RegsurenBat-Erdene American University of Mongolia developmentprogress.org @dev_progress UN Photo/EskinderDebebe
Outline Mongolia context Post-primary education since 1990 Factors enabled enrolment improvement Challenges ahead Concluding remarks developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
FROM DECLINE TO RECOVERY: Post-primary education in Mongolia Mongolia context developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
Mongolia at a glance A landlocked nation in the East Central Asia Population: 2.9 mln (Mongols - 95%; Kazakhs – 4%) Territory: 1.56 mln sq km (19th) Climate: continental with four seasons Political system: parliamentary republic Major economic sectors: mining, livestock GDP (PPP): $ 15.2 Bln (2012) and $ 5,371 per capita HDI (2013): 0.675 (medium, 108th) developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
FROM DECLINE TO RECOVERY: Post-primary education in Mongolia Post-primary education since 1990 developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
Mongolia recorded the most rapid fall in school life expectancy but responded with the greatest improvement among Central Asia transition economies Source: UNESCO developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
Gross enrollment in secondary education reached a 30-year low in 1997, fully recovered in early 2000s and further expanded Source: UNESCO developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
Following a drop in tertiary enrolment in the early 1990s, almost 3 in 5 young Mongolians now enrol in university Source: UNESCO developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
Growth in enrollment at various levels of education since 1990 developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
Primary and Secondary Enrollment: 2011-2012 school year CHANGES IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLING developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
FROM DECLINE TO RECOVERY: Post-primary education in Mongolia Factors driving greater access to post-primary education developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
Strong demand and high value placed on post-primary education • A ‘thirst’ for education • The economic premium of post-primary education Policy reform and reaching the unreached • The evolving policy framework for post-primary education • Addressing teacher shortages • Support for higher education tuition fees and costs developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
Expanded provision through investment by the Government of Mongolia in education • Investing in schools: public and private; national and international • Investing in pupils: capitation and non-education funding • Expanding public resources to education: proportionate to GDP • Reform of public financial management: decentralization and recentralization External support through development partners developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
FROM DECLINE TO RECOVERY: Post-primary education in Mongolia Challenges ahead developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
Challenges ahead: what can be done about them? • Equity: inclusiveness and affordability; young kids from nomadic families • Quality and Relevance: school-to-work transition – unpredictability of trends, life-long learning – obsoleteness • Efficiency and effectiveness: Connecting disconnects • Securing sustainable advancement: teaching and administration personnel, technology and funding developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
FROM DECLINE TO RECOVERY: Post-primary education in Mongolia Concluding remarks developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
Research and work beyond 2015 • Assessing learning outcomes: reaching the international comparability and recognition • Introducing information-based decision making: reaching the target groups and areas • Strengthening research capability: securing relevance and sustainability developmentprogress.org @dev_progress
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