Partner since:
Total grant support: US$103,758,200
Grant eligibility:
Partnership Compact
Priority: Equitable access to transformative quality education for all.
Coordinating agency: UNICEF
GPE Team lead: Trine Petersen
The education system in Uzbekistan is currently managed by two ministries: Ministry of Preschool and School Education and Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education.
The education is the sector with the highest government expenditures, 20.5 percent of public expenditures and 4.9 percent of the national GDP, according to the UNESCO Institute of Statistics. This is considerably more than other countries in the Central Asia region and elsewhere with a similar income level.
The Ministry of Preschool and School Education adopted the second education sector plan (2019-2023). The plan was developed with the participation of the different divisions of the MoPE, MoPSE, other line ministries (Finances, Economy, Health, and Employment and Labor Relations), as well as the State Inspection for the Quality of Education, State Statistics Committee and international development partners.
The 2019-23 ESP has an overall vision that reflects the recent reforms introduced by the Government of Uzbekistan and is consistent with the it’s national development strategy 2017-2021.
out-of-school rate for children of lower-secondary school age
of children start learning one year before entering primary school
of primary teachers have the minimum required qualifications
(data as of December 21, 2024)
Type: Multiplier
Years: 2023 - 2028
Allocation: US$40,000,000
Utilization: 0
Grant agent: IsDB
Type: System capacity
Years: 2023 - 2026
Allocation: US$2,849,250
Utilization: US$28,020
Grant agent: WB
Type: Multiplier
Years: 2019 - 2025
Allocation: US$10,000,000
Utilization: US$5,727,861
Grant agent: WB
