This evaluation is part of a larger study of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) that comprises 30 country level evaluations. The overall study runs from 2017 to 2020 and assess GPE's contributions to strengthening national education systems (and ultimately, education results related to learning, equity, equality and inclusion) and the relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of GPE’s theory of change and country-level operational model.

This study was conducted between July and November 2019 and covered GPE support to the Kyrgyz Republic from 2012 to 2019. It draws on document, database and literature review, as well as on consultations with 40 governmental, multilateral, bilateral, and non-governmental stakeholders in the Kyrgyz Republic.