education in rwanda rebalancing resources to accelerate post-conflict development and poverty reduction

[...]... government of Rwanda and the World Bank to deepen understanding of the current status of education in Rwanda The Rwandan government team was led by Claver Yisa, Director of Research and Planning of Education in the Ministry of Education (MINEDUC), under the overall leadership of Prof Romain Murenzi, Minister of Education, and Eugốne Munyakayanza, formerly MINEDUCs Secretary General and now its Minister of... admission policies in upper secondary and higher education accordingly EDUCATON IN RWANDA 5 Mobilizing and Making Effective Use of Resources Support for educational development has been and continues to be strong in Rwanda In the past few years the convergence of international and domestic commitment to education has helped boost public spending on education, which in 2001 reached an all-time high of 5.5 percent... used to inform Rwandas draft Education Sector Strategic Plan of March 2003 and was discussed with interest during the joint review of the education sector held in Kigali in April 2003 I am sure that the study will continue to provide an important reference point for the ongoing Sector Wide Approach Program (SWAP) in the education planning and management process By way of an update, it is important to. .. The Rwandan government has worked hard to make up for lost time in broadening access to education and enhancing the quality of services Indeed, progress in education is among the core objectives of the governments economic and social development strategy, as articulated in its recent poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP) The importance accorded to education in Rwanda is consistent with recent developments... instance, it is directed toward Rwandas policymakers in the education sector and toward education practitioners and researchers It should also be of interest to policymakers and analysts in other parts of the government, particularly those charged with managing the countrys overall development strategy and with aligning public spending with that strategy The study contains information and analyses that will... useful tools for the governments development partnersfrom donors to citizens at largeas they engage actively in discussing and articulating the countrys vision for the education sector and in designing and implementing policies to put that vision into effect The report does not pretend to address the full gamut of issues that Rwandas policymakers may face Its coverage is limited to key economic factors... grants and creating the Student Financing Agency to institutionalize collection of repayments This reporta stock-taking exercise based on the situation at a given point in timeis best seen as a diagnostic document intended to contribute toward an understanding of the current performance of Rwandas education system, the constraints on the systems progress, and the tradeoffs that may have to be made in the... examination shows that the increase has been dominated by spending on capital investments Although such investments have obviously been needed to rehabilitate devastated facilities and expand capacity, at some point adequate resources will have to be directed toward sustaining the smooth day -to- day functioning of the system In this regard, the record is not as satisfactory: current spending on education. .. Relation between Number of Students and Cost per Student, Tronc Commun and Upper Secondary Cycles, Rwanda, 1999 8-1: A4-1: 156 Relation between Per Capita Income and Coverage in Higher Education, Low-Income Countries, circa 1998, and Rwanda, 199798 and 200102 7-1: 129 Arrangements for Student Finance in Public Higher Education in Rwanda up to January 2002 ... Raju Kalidindi, Toni Kayonga, Alain Mingat, Chukwuma Obidegwu, Mamy Rakotomalala, and Guido Rurangwa Contributions from Desmond Bermingham, Michael Delens, and William OHara of the U.K Department for International Development are also gratefully acknowledged In the course of preparing the report, members of the World Bank team visited Rwanda, and members of the Rwandan team traveled to Washington, D.C . of Rwanda and the World Bank to deepen understanding of the current status of education in Rwanda. The Rwandan government team was led by Claver Yisa, Director of Research and Planning of Education. attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Date: 2005.04.24 06:10:10 +08'00' A WORLD BANK COUNTRY STUDY Education in Rwanda Rebalancing Resources to Accelerate Post-Conflict Development. faxed to 202-522-2422. ISBN: 0-8213-5610-0 eISBN: 0-8213-5611-9 ISSN: 0253-2123 Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data Education in Rwanda: rebalancing resources to accelerate post-conflict