Nepal : Priorities and Strategies for Education Reform

The modern education system in Nepal is one of the youngest in the world and operates within a political democracy that was established only in 1991. While parts of the system have been well designed and are implemented effectively, others remain in an embryonic stage and are only partly effective. This report identifies a number of key constraints which currently are hindering the development of the system and suggests priorities and strategies for organizing and managing the required changes. Six aspects of the current status are highlighted: Levels of literacy and educational attainment remain low. While access to all levels of the education system has increased considerably, participation remains unequal across income and social groups and the benefits of public subsidies are inequitably distributed. The quality of education is low. High repetition and dropout rates throughout the system are wasting valuable resources. The system does not serve the labor market well. This report recommends the government to: ensure within the coming decade that all children enroll in and complete a five year primary education while developing the structures and processes for expanding a strengthened basic cycle of schooling for eight years, and expanding levels of adult literacy; develop an integrated cycle of secondary education; improve the quality of university education and tertiary education; develop an comprehensive teacher management system; and decentralize the system.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2001-07-18
Subjects:	ACHIEVEMENT, ACHIEVEMENTS, ADDITION, ADDITIONAL FUNDS, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, ADULT ILLITERACY, ADULT LITERACY, AGE GROUP, AGED, ARTS, BENEFICIAL IMPACT, CHILD LABOR, CLASSROOM TEACHING, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, COMPOSITION, COMPULSORY PRIMARY EDUCATION, CONSULTATIVE PROCESS, CURRICULUM, CYCLES OF EDUCATION, DECENTRALIZATION, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, DONOR AGENCIES, DROPOUT RATES, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EDUCATION INDICATORS, EDUCATION OFFICERS, EDUCATION POLICIES, EDUCATION POLICY, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATION REFORM, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL EXPANSION, EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENROLLMENT, ENROLMENT RATES, FAMILIES, FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, FREE EDUCATION, FREE PRIMARY, FREE TEXTBOOKS, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, GER, GIRLS, GROSS ENROLMENT RATIO, GROSS ENROLMENT RATIOS, HEAD TEACHERS, HEALTH INDICATORS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMANITIES, INCOME LEVELS, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIBERAL ARTS, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LITERACY, LITERACY PROGRAMS, LITERACY RATE, MANAGERS, MATHEMATICS, MEANING, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, MOTHERS, NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, NATIONAL CURRICULUM, NATIONAL EDUCATION, NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM, NER, NET ENROLMENT RATIO, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, OCCUPATIONS, PAPERS, PER CAPITA INCOME, PER CAPITA INCOME GROWTH, POLICY DOCUMENTS, POOR COUNTRIES, POPULATION GROWTH, POTENTIAL BENEFITS, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY ENROLLMENT, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOLING, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRINCIPALS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROFICIENCY, PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC FUNDING, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUPILS, QUALITY EDUCATION, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUALITY OF LIFE, RATES OF RETURN, REPETITION, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES, SCHOOL QUALITY, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY LEVEL, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SECONDARY STUDENTS, SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL GROUPS, SOCIAL STUDIES, SPORTS, STUDENT UNIONS, TEACHER, TEACHER EDUCATION, TEACHER MANAGEMENT, TEACHER PREPARATION, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHER UNIONS, TEACHING, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TEXTBOOKS, UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL REFORM, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, DROPOUTS, REPEATER RATE (EDUCATION), EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, DECENTRALIZATION IN MANAGEMENT, EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY-BASED SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, GIRLS' EDUCATION, COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES, TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ENROLMENT RATIO, PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES, PARTICIPATION RATE, EDUCATIONAL FINANCING, EQUITABLE ACCESS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/07/1551967/nepal-priorities-strategies-education-reform https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15507
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