Transforming education in Djibouti

The government of Djibouti recognizes education as essential for growth and human development. As a result, the government has placed education at the center of its development policies.

Despite progress in increasing access and coverage in education, access to education continues to be one of the country's major challenges. Other challenges include quality, the availability of learning materials, and disparities due to gender, geographic areas, and socio-economic status.

The education sector plan (2010-2019) had six main objectives:

  1. Develop preschool education in collaboration with the private sector, the community, and public institutions, focusing on students from rural areas and impoverished backgrounds.
  2. Achieve 100% enrollment in primary education and 79% in middle school by 2019.
  3. Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, and achieving gender equality by 2019.
  4. Guarantee that all students learn at least 75% of the skills defined by the language, mathematics, science, and life skills curriculum.
  5. Reform secondary education, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) to ensure relevancy of training to the labor market.
  6. Improve governance practices at all levels to ensure effective and efficient management and utilization of services.

Result story

Djibouti: An opportunity to transform education through enhanced sector dialogue during the COVID-19 crisis

Since March 2020, the Djibouti Ministry of Education and National training, together with GPE and other partners have been working to find solutions to address school closures due to the COVID-19 crisis. Here is an overview of the results obtained so far.

Grants

(data as of September 01, 2023)

  • Type: System capacity

    Years: 2023 - 2024

    Allocation: US$105,530

    Utilization: US$9,218

    Grant agent: UNICEF

  • Type: Program implementation and multiplier

    Years: 2020 - 2025

    Allocation: US$12,500,000

    Utilization: US$7,893,961

    Grant agent: WB

  • Type: Sector Plan Development

    Years: 2020 - 2024

    Allocation: US$450,000

    Utilization: US$439,024

    Grant agent: UNICEF

  • Type: COVID-19

    Years: 2020 - 2022

    Allocation: US$3,500,000

    Utilization: 0

    Grant agent: WB

  • Type: Program development

    Years: 2020 - 2021

    Allocation: US$70,000

    Utilization: US$69,945

    Grant agent: WB

  • Type: Sector Plan Development

    Years: 2018 - 2020

    Allocation: US$287,229

    Utilization: US$287,229

    Grant agent: UNICEF

  • Type: Program development

    Years: 2018 - 2019

    Allocation: US$199,105

    Utilization: US$199,105

    Grant agent: WB

  • Type: Sector Plan Development

    Years: 2017 - 2018

    Allocation: US$212,517

    Utilization: US$212,517

    Grant agent: UNICEF

  • Type: Program implementation

    Years: 2014 - 2018

    Allocation: US$3,798,499

    Utilization: US$3,798,499

    Grant agent: WB

  • Type: Sector Plan Development

    Years: 2013

    Allocation: US$161,534

    Utilization: US$161,534

    Grant agent: UNICEF

  • Type: Program development

    Years: 2013

    Allocation: US$198,941

    Utilization: US$198,941

    Grant agent: WB

  • Type: Program implementation

    Years: 2010 - 2013

    Allocation: US$3,998,074

    Utilization: US$3,998,073

    Grant agent: WB

  • Type: Program implementation

    Years: 2006 - 2010

    Allocation: US$8,000,000

    Utilization: US$8,000,000

    Grant agent: WB

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