Mongolia : Education Sector Results-Based Lending Program
The proposed Education Sector Results-Based Lending (RBL) Program will support a time and subsector slice of Mongolia's Education Sector Medium-Term Development Plan (ESMTDP), 2021-2030, with a focus on preprimary education and technical and vocational education and training (TVET). The program is aligned with the ESMTDP impact of holistic development of citizens with competencies to thrive in the digital technology era as active participants in a knowledge-based society which enables lifelong learning through quality, open, inclusive, and flexible education services achieved. The outcome will be preprimary and TVET learning outcomes improved. The three outputs are (i) quality of preprimary education and TVET enhanced, (ii) equal access and inclusiveness of preprimary education and TVET increased; and (iii) governance, management, and administration of preprimary education and TVET improved.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Schelzig, Karin Mara
East Asia Department
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Country/Economy
Mongolia -
Sector
- Education
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| Project Name | Education Sector Results-Based Lending Program | ||||
| Project Number | 56167-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Mongolia |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Operational Priorities | OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity |
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| Sector / Subsector | Education / Pre-primary and primary - Technical and vocational education and training |
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| Gender | Gender equity theme | ||||
| Description | The proposed Education Sector Results-Based Lending (RBL) Program will support a time and subsector slice of Mongolia's Education Sector Medium-Term Development Plan (ESMTDP), 2021-2030, with a focus on preprimary education and technical and vocational education and training (TVET). The program is aligned with the ESMTDP impact of holistic development of citizens with competencies to thrive in the digital technology era as active participants in a knowledge-based society which enables lifelong learning through quality, open, inclusive, and flexible education services achieved. The outcome will be preprimary and TVET learning outcomes improved. The three outputs are (i) quality of preprimary education and TVET enhanced, (ii) equal access and inclusiveness of preprimary education and TVET increased; and (iii) governance, management, and administration of preprimary education and TVET improved. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The proposed program is closely aligned with the country partnership strategy (CPS) for Mongolia, 20212024 and its strategic priority of fostering inclusive social development and economic opportunity. The program also touches on all five CPS thematic priorities: gender equality, digital transformation, private sector participation, institutional capacity and governance, and civil society engagement. The program supports three ADB Strategy 2030 operational priorities: addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities, accelerating progress in gender equality, and strengthening governance and institutional capacity . ADB involvement in the program will add value along four main dimensions: results, innovation, institutional development, and knowledge. This is the first use of RBL in Mongolia, and the modality will promote a strong results and reform culture, providing incentives for performance that otherwise may be missing in the government's broader program. Other innovative aspects will include (i) demonstrating quality learning environments and interventions to be scaled up; (ii) introducing international good practices and innovative preprimary education and TVET solutions; and (iii) transforming learning through technology and digital education to empower students and teachers, especially in the context of learning loss recovery. The program will emphasize generating and disseminating knowledge solutions. | ||||
| Impact | Holistic development of Mongolian citizens with competencies to work and live in the digital era, participate in a knowledge-based society, and engage in lifelong learning ensured |
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| Outcome | Preprimary education and TVET students' learning outcomes improved |
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| Outputs | Preprimary education and TVET quality enhanced Access to inclusive preprimary education and TVET facilities and services increased Capacity for governance, management, and administration of preprimary education and TVET facilities and services improved |
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide | ||||
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | B |
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| During Project Design | The main stakeholders are government and nongovernment agencies and development partners in the education sector; and the main beneficiaries are all current and future Mongolian preprimary and TVET students and their families. The results-based lending program boundary is time and subsector slice of the ESMTDP. Developing the ESMTDP and its detailed activities and indicators was an intensive 2-year effort involving a large team of government officials, nongovernment and civil society organizations, academics, and researchers. |
| During Project Implementation | Implementation of the ESMTDP, and the proposed program, will be coordinated through the Local Education Group of development partners chaired by the MES together with the Embassy of Japan. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Schelzig, Karin Mara |
| Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Urban and Social Sectors Division, EARD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Education and Science |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 12 Dec 2022 |
| Fact Finding | 18 Sep 2023 to 22 Sep 2023 |
| MRM | 23 Nov 2023 |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 13 Dec 2022 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Education Sector Results-Based Lending Program: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Dec 2022 |
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