October 2017 – The Global Partnership for Education Secretariat approved the following grant:

US$ 350,000 for Uzbekistan to develop education sector analysis

The education sector plan development grant for Uzbekistan will support the education sector analysis for the entire education system to inform the new education sector plan, and to develop the capacity of the Ministry staff in sector monitoring. The education sector analysis will focus on six areas: access, quality, relevance, skills, efficiency, and data and monitoring.

The World Bank is the grant agent for this education sector analysis.

Education Sector Plan Development Grants from the Global Partnership for Education are intended to help countries perform strategic, consultative and analytical work to develop or revise their sector plan. The maximum amount is US$500,000, of which US$250,000 is reserved for education sector analysis, and the remainder can be used for additional studies or to develop sector plan.