Publication: Education Public Expenditure Review Guidelines
Date
2017-06
ISSN
Published
2017-06
Author(s)
World Bank Group
Abstract
Public expenditure reviews are one of
the World Bank’s core diagnostic tools for informing various
stakeholders about the state of education financing in a
country. Such reviews assess the efficiency, effectiveness,
and equity of expenditures on education and their adequacy
and sustainability relative to the country’s educational
goals. All education systems rely on financing to function.
Education finance systems pay for the inputs required to
implement education policies, such as teachers, school
buildings, and learning materials. Governments are under
increasing pressure to use education resources efficiently,
but often lack guidance on the optimal ways to invest and
manage their school finance systems. Meeting the World
Bank’s twin goals of poverty reduction and shared prosperity
in the education sector implies the need to use country and
donor resources effectively, efficiently, and equitably. A
sound Public expenditure review (PER) assesses how resources
are used relative to these goals. This PER is arranged as
follows: (i) Part one has the Checklist for education per
steps; (ii) Part two provides Checklist for an education per
analysis; and (iii) Part three concludes with examples.
Citation
“World Bank Group. 2017. Education Public Expenditure Review Guidelines. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27264 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”