Uganda Note : Levels and Efficiency of Spending for Education
Due to population growth and gains in educationattainment, the size of Uganda’s education system isexpected to grow dramatically in the next dozen years inUganda. This will create pressure on scarce budgetresources. In order to accommodate larger c...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/848621511525907818/Uganda-Levels-and-efficiency-of-spending-for-education http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28981 |
| Summary: | Due to population growth and gains in
educationattainment, the size of Uganda’s education system
isexpected to grow dramatically in the next dozen years
inUganda. This will create pressure on scarce
budgetresources. In order to accommodate larger cohorts
ofstudents and provide an education of quality, gains
ininternal efficiency will have to be achieved, but in
additionsubstantial additional funding will also be
needed.This note discusses issues related to the level
andefficiency of spending for education in Uganda. After
abrief review of recent enrollment trends and levels
ofeducation attainment in the country, data on both
publicand private spending for education are provided. One
keyfinding is public spending for education has not kept
pacewith enrollment. In part as a result, households
currentlyshoulder almost two thirds of public and private
educationspending in the country. Potential future trends in
studentenrollment as well as budget implications are
alsodiscussed, suggesting that education spending as a
shareof GDP may need to increase substantially to
achieveuniversal upper secondary completion |
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