This Education sector development plan covers the five-year period from 2016-17 to 2020-21 and is aligned with the current National Five-Year Development Plan 2016/17-2020/21.

The plan 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.

It focuses on ensuring equitable access to education and training for all, including the most disadvantaged, and sets out the need for an enhanced effort on improving the quality of education at all levels.