A student writing on the blackboard in his classroom. Credit: UNICEF/Djibouti/2018/0054/Noorani

Partner since:

Total grant support: US$33,681,428

Grant eligibility:

  • Multiplier
  • System capacity
  • System transformation

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.

Other key documents

Transforming education in Djibouti

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.

Result story

Djibouti: Giving refugee children a chance to go to school

  • Djibouti is home to some 35,000 people in emergency situations, including over 23,000 refugees and 11,000 asylum seekers, mainly from Somalia, Ethiopia, and Yemen, nearly 40% of whom are school-age children.
  • To support the government to ensure inclusion of refugee children in the national education system, GPE and partners, including the World Bank and Education Above All, are supporting the $30.35 million Expanding Opportunities for Learning Project.
  • The program also helps strengthen the management capacities of the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training.

Key data

15%

out-of-school rate for children of lower-secondary school age

15%

of children start learning one year before entering primary school

Grants

(data as of December 20, 2024)

 

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