Viet Nam's Co Tu People Find New Voice through Resettlement

Resettlement of Viet Nam's Co Tu ethnic group for the Song Bung 4 project while disruptive was also an opportunity to improve their lives. Read More

Energy Project Delivers Better Health Care, Education to Resettled in Viet Nam

A hydropower energy project in Central Viet Nam has disrupted the lives of an isolated ethnic minority, but offers better health care and educational opportunities for a bright future. Read More

Roads Connect Villages to Opportunity in Central India

In India's Madhya Pradesh new all-weather roads connect rural people to healthcare, and to the broader economy. Read More

Helping Mongolia Leapfrog to the Digital Future

An ADB funded program provides IT training and facilities to a primary school in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. Watch Video

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.

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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