Building on the national development plan (MKUZA III) and addressing the objectives of the global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4: to 'ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’, the Zanzibar Education Development Programme (ZEDP II) lays out the Government ambition for education in Zanzibar over the next five years.

This is the second comprehensive sector-wide strategic plan for education for 2017/2018–2021/2022. The plan presents the priorities, strategies and activities to achieve realistic and sustainable outcome-oriented goals that place quality and relevance at the centre of our work.