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About ADB
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Organization
- Overview
- Key Facts
- Members
- Board of Governors
- Board of Directors
- Management
- Departments and Offices
- Policies and Strategies
- Partners
- Annual Meetings
- FAQs
- Independent Evaluation
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- News & Events
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Data & Research
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Research at ADB
- Publications
- Statistics and Databases
- Seminars and Lectures
- Links
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- Publications
- Sectors & Themes
- Projects
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Countries
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Subregional Programs
- Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)
- Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)
- Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
- Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)
- South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC)
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Other Offices
- European Representative Office
- Japanese Representative Office
- North American Representative Office
- Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office
- South Pacific Subregional Office
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Countries with Operations
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- China, People's Republic of
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
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Education: A right not a Privilege
Most developing countries in Asia and the Pacific have earned high marks for a dramatic rise in primary education enrollment rates in the last three decades, but daunting challenges remain, threatening economic and social growth.
With over $8.2 billion in loans and grants to the education sector over the past forty years ADB has a long track record in assisting its developing member countries (DMCs) achieve the goal of quality education for all.
FAST FACTS
94%
Enrollment in primary education in ADB countries in 2009, higher than in all the developing regions of the world combined at 89%
91%
Primary education completion rate for ADB countries
12,965,000
Students who benefited from school improvement programs or direct support in 2007–2010
What's New
Event | 27 Feb 2012 - 28 Feb 2012
