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Updated: 15 October 2009

Education sector is one of the core operation areas in ADB's long term strategy (Strategy 2020).

ADB's assistance in its developing member countries includes

Comprehensive, broad based education sector reform and development:

  • Policies
  • Strategies
  • Planning
  • Management, and
  • Financing

Subsector reform and development:

  • Early childhood education
  • Basic education
  • Secondary education
  • Technical and vocational education and training and skills development
  • Tertiary and higher education
  • Adult education and non-formal education

In the above areas, assistance priorities focus on improving:

  • Quality, access, and completion of education
  • Teacher education
  • Curriculum and education materials development
  • Inclusive education, ensuring education for disadvantaged and marginalized groups
  • Public and private partnerships, and other forms of stakeholder partnerships
  • Innovative and cost-efficient information and communication technology for education