Partner since:
Total grant support: US$38,681,428
Grant eligibility:
Partnership Compact
Priority: Ensure the completion of basic education and the transition to secondary education for all children by reducing regional disparities and inequalities for an inclusive and equitable school.
Coordinating agency: UNICEF
GPE Team lead: Koffi Segniagbeto
Djibouti has improved education access, retention and the quality of the teaching and learning process. But achieving quality education for all requires addressing inequalities which negatively impact access to education for children in rural areas, girls, children with disabilities, and nomadic and refugee children.
The government is working with GPE and other partners to ensure completion of basic education and transition to secondary education for girls and boys from all regions of the country.
Djibouti’s Partnership Compact marks the country’s commitment to transform education by reducing disparities in favor of an inclusive and equitable education. Plans to improve learning conditions focus on school infrastructure, mobilizing resources for families, students and teachers to overcome vulnerabilities, and helping youth develop life skills.
A focus on improving learning for vulnerable children aims to increase the number of teachers in rural areas and equip teachers with the skills to address students’ learning difficulties.
A key ambition of the priority reform is to decentralize education system management by empowering regional and municipal authorities to respond to needs at the local level.
out-of-school rate for children of lower-secondary school age
of children start learning one year before entering primary school
(data as of April 30, 2025)
Type: System transformation
Years: 2025 - 2029
Allocation: US$5,000,000
Utilization: 0
Grant agent: World Bank
Type: Program implementation and Multiplier
Years: 2020 - 2026
Allocation: US$12,500,000
Utilization: US$10,830,135
Grant agent: World Bank
Increase equitable access to basic education, improve teaching practices, and strengthen MENFOP's management capacity.
