This education plan covers the five-year period from 2016-17 to 2020-21, which is aligned with the current national five-year development plan 2016/17-2020/21. It has been developed through a full consultative process running over two years, involving national and local level consultations with stakeholders ranging from students, community leaders and civil society organizations to senior government officials and ministers. Tanzania’s international development partners were also consulted extensively and provided technical assistance to the preparation of the final document.