World Bank2013-08-092013-08-092003-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14968This note identifies major challenges facing the Ukrainian education system and suggests policy options for addressing them. It is intended to contribute to the ongoing policy dialogue between the Ukrainian Government and the World Bank about the key issues identified in government education policy development and implementation planning to date, and to offer the Bank's views on these issues for the Government to consider as it elaborates its reform program. The note's structure broadly follows that of the government's policy document. Section two outlines the political, economic, and social environment. Section three identifies some of Ukraine's strengths and comparative advantages in education, on which future reform policy can build. Section four discusses cross-cutting issues and challenges, including equity, relevance, efficiency, and accountability. In section five, the note provides recommendations for reform priorities and some policy options for realizing them. Section six identifies potential risks and threats that could hinder the reform process and suggests way to mitigate them. Annex one offer a brief overview of the education system, including quantitative trends and some international comparisons. Annex two provides a set of economic, demographic, and educational data.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC COMMUNITYACADEMIC PERFORMANCEACADEMIC PROGRAMSACADEMIC STANDARDSACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATIONADOLESCENTSADULT LEARNINGASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC KNOWLEDGEBASIC SCHOOLSBASIC SKILLSBOARDINGBOARDING SCHOOLSCLASS SIZESCLASSROOMCLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTCOMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTCOMPULSORY EDUCATIONCOMPULSORY SCHOOLINGCONTINUING EDUCATIONCURRICULACURRICULUMCURRICULUM CHANGESCURRICULUM REFORMDECISION MAKINGDISTANCE LEARNINGEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEDUCATION ACTIVITIESEDUCATION ADMINISTRATIONEDUCATION BUDGETEDUCATION COMMUNITYEDUCATION DATAEDUCATION EQUITYEDUCATION EXPENDITUREEDUCATION FINANCEEDUCATION FOR ALLEDUCATION MANAGEMENTEDUCATION MANAGERSEDUCATION PLANSEDUCATION POLICIESEDUCATION POLICYEDUCATION PROGRAMSEDUCATION REFORMEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION SERVICESEDUCATION STRATEGYEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTSEDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIESEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSEDUCATIONAL LEVELSEDUCATIONAL MATERIALSEDUCATIONAL POLICYEDUCATIONAL POLICY GOALSEDUCATIONAL PROGRESSEDUCATIONAL QUALITYEDUCATIONAL SERVICESEDUCATIONAL STANDARDSEFFECTIVE EDUCATIONENROLLMENTEQUAL ACCESSETHNIC GROUPSETHNIC MINORITIESEXAMEXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIESFORMAL EDUCATIONFORMAL SCHOOLINGGENERAL EDUCATIONGENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATIONGRADE TEACHINGHEAD STARTHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINNOVATIVE EDUCATIONINSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTIONAL HOURSINSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALSINTERVENTIONSKINDERGARTENLEADERSHIPLEARNING OPPORTUNITIESLEARNING OUTCOMESLEARNING PROCESSESLEARNING RESOURCESLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFE EXPECTANCYLIFELONG LEARNINGLITERACYLITERACY RATESLOCAL EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL SCHOOLSMATHEMATICSNATIONAL UNIVERSITYNEW ENTRANTSNUMBER OF PUPILSNUMBER OF STUDENTSNUMBER OF TEACHERSOCCUPATIONAL TRAININGPARENTAL PARTICIPATIONPARITYPARTICIPATION RATESPEDAGOGICAL METHODSPRESCHOOL EDUCATIONPRESCHOOL LEVELPRESCHOOL YEARSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY GRADESPRIMARY LEVELPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL AGEPRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTSPRIMARY SCHOOLINGPRIVATE EDUCATIONPRIVATE SCHOOLPRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLSPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSPUBLIC SCHOOLPUBLIC SCHOOLSQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY LEARNINGQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY OF EDUCATION SERVICESQUALITY OF TEXTBOOKSQUALITY SCHOOLINGREFORM EDUCATIONREFORM OF EDUCATIONREGIONAL EDUCATIONREHABILITATION OF SCHOOLSRETRAININGRETURNS TO EDUCATIONRURAL AREASRURAL CHILDRENSCHOLARSHIPSSCHOOL ACTIVITIESSCHOOL ADMINISTRATORSSCHOOL AGED CHILDRENSCHOOL BOARDSSCHOOL BUDGETSSCHOOL CAREERSCHOOL DEVELOPMENTSCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLANNINGSCHOOL DIRECTORSSCHOOL EFFECTIVENESSSCHOOL FACILITIESSCHOOL HOURSSCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURESCHOOL LEVELSCHOOL LEVELSSCHOOL MANAGEMENTSCHOOL MEALSSCHOOL TEACHERSSCHOOLSSCIENCE STUDYSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUMSECONDARY SCHOOLSSECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONSERVICE TRAININGSKILLED WORKERSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL GROUPSSOCIAL WELFARESPECIAL EDUCATIONSPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICESSPECIAL SCHOOLSSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSTUDENT ATTAINMENTSTUDENT DEMANDSTUDENT FLOWSTUDENT OUTCOMESSTUDENT POPULATIONTEACHERTEACHER PERFORMANCETEACHER QUALIFICATIONSTEACHER RATIOSTEACHER TRAININGTEACHERSTEACHINGTEACHING FORCETEACHING MATERIALSTEACHING METHODSTEACHING STRATEGIESTERTIARY EDUCATIONTEXTBOOKTEXTBOOK POLICYTEXTBOOKSTRAINING PROGRAMSTUITIONUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONURBAN SCHOOLSVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL SCHOOLVOCATIONAL SCHOOLSVOCATIONAL TRAININGWorld Bank10.1596/14968