Ministry of Education

[Pages:294]Ministry of Education

Republic of Liberia

Getting to Best Education Sector Plan 2017-2021

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FINAL 15th December 2016

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................. 12 President's Foreword .......................................................................................................... 13 Minister's Foreword............................................................................................................. 14 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ 15

Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 15 Recent achievements ...................................................................................................... 15 Challenges ...................................................................................................................... 16 Strategic response........................................................................................................... 19 Programs......................................................................................................................... 20 Development of the G2B-ESP ......................................................................................... 27 Chapter 1 Country context .................................................................................................. 28 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 28 1.2 Timeframe ............................................................................................................ 30 1.3 Political geography................................................................................................ 30 1.4 Demographic and social context ........................................................................... 31 1.5 Fragility and vulnerability....................................................................................... 32 1.5 Government finances............................................................................................ 33 1.6 Development vision............................................................................................... 34 Chapter 2 Education sector context .................................................................................... 35 2.1 Structure ............................................................................................................... 35 2.2 Government and non-government schools ........................................................... 36 2.3 Governance .......................................................................................................... 37 2.4 Public education expenditure ................................................................................ 39 2.5 Priorities and plans ............................................................................................... 40 2.6 Achievements ....................................................................................................... 40 Chapter 3 Challenges ......................................................................................................... 44 3.1 Access .................................................................................................................. 44 3.2 Quality and relevance ........................................................................................... 47 Chapter 4 Strategic response.............................................................................................. 54 4.1 Theory of change .................................................................................................. 54 4.2 Evidence base and consultations.......................................................................... 57 4.3 Vision, goal, impact and strategies........................................................................ 58 4.4 Program components............................................................................................ 62 4.5 High-level and program outcomes ........................................................................ 70 Chapter 5 School Quality Program...................................................................................... 73 5.1 Summary .............................................................................................................. 73

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5.2 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 74 5.3 Legal and policy context ....................................................................................... 85 5.4 Achievements ....................................................................................................... 86 5.5 Challenges............................................................................................................ 87 5.6 School Quality Program ........................................................................................ 89 Chapter 6 Education Management and Accountability Program.......................................... 92 6.1 Summary .............................................................................................................. 92 6.2 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 93 6.3 Achievements ....................................................................................................... 99 6.4 Challenges.......................................................................................................... 100 6.5 Education Management and Accountability Program .......................................... 105 Chapter 7 Early Childhood Education Program ................................................................. 112 7.1 Summary ............................................................................................................ 112 7.2 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 113 7.3 Policy and legal context ...................................................................................... 118 7.4 Achievements ..................................................................................................... 118 7.5 Challenges.......................................................................................................... 119 7.6 Early Childhood Education Program ................................................................... 120 Chapter 8 Overage and Out-of-School Program ............................................................... 124 8.1 Summary ............................................................................................................ 124 8.2 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 125 8.3 Legal and policy context ..................................................................................... 132 8.4 Achievements ..................................................................................................... 133 8.5 Challenges.......................................................................................................... 134 8.6 Overage & Out-of-School Program ..................................................................... 137 Chapter 9 Teacher Education & Management Program .................................................... 141 9.1 Summary ............................................................................................................ 141 9.2 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 142 9.3 Legal and policy context ..................................................................................... 147 9.4 Achievements ..................................................................................................... 148 9.5 Challenges.......................................................................................................... 149 9.6 Teacher Education & Management Program ...................................................... 152 Chapter 10 Curriculum & Assessment Program ................................................................ 156 10.1 Summary ............................................................................................................ 156 10.2 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 157 10.3 Legal and policy context ..................................................................................... 164 10.4 Achievements ..................................................................................................... 165

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10.5 Challenges.......................................................................................................... 165 10.6 Curriculum & Assessment Program .................................................................... 168 Chapter 11 Student Well-being Program........................................................................... 170 11.1 Summary ............................................................................................................ 170 11.2 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 172 11.3 Legal and policy context ..................................................................................... 179 11.4 Achievements ..................................................................................................... 180 11.5 Challenges.......................................................................................................... 181 11.6 Student Well-being Program ............................................................................... 182 Chapter 12 Technical and Vocational Education and Training Program ............................ 187 12.1 Summary ............................................................................................................ 187 12.2 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 188 12.3 Legal and policy context ..................................................................................... 194 12.4 Achievements ..................................................................................................... 195 12.5 Challenges.......................................................................................................... 195 12.6 Technical and Vocational Education and Training Program ................................ 198 Chapter 13 Higher Education Program ............................................................................. 201 13.1 Summary ............................................................................................................ 201 13.2 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 202 13.3 Legal and policy context ..................................................................................... 207 13.4 Achievements ..................................................................................................... 208 13.5 Challenges.......................................................................................................... 208 13.6 Higher Education Program .................................................................................. 210 Chapter 14 Financing the G2B-ESP.................................................................................. 212 14.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 212 14.2 Budget projections .............................................................................................. 212 14.3 Projected efficiency gains ................................................................................... 215 14.4 Development partner contributions ..................................................................... 217 14.5 Other contributions to education sector activities ................................................ 219 14.6 G2B-ESP budget ................................................................................................ 219 Annex ............................................................................................................................... 234 Annex 1 Intermediate results framework........................................................................ 234 Annex 2 Operational planning, monitoring and reporting process .................................. 254 Annex 3 Summary of teacher, principal and education officer professional development ...................................................................................................................................... 258 Annex 4 Summary of research trials and studies ........................................................... 261 Annex 5 Sustainable Development Goal 4 targets and indicators.................................. 265

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Annex 6 G2B-ESP risk matrix........................................................................................ 272 Annex 7 Communication strategy .................................................................................. 276 Annex 8 Student and teacher projections ...................................................................... 279 References ....................................................................................................................... 291

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Table of Figures Figure 1-1 Regions and counties of Liberia ......................................................................... 30 Figure 1-2 GDP trends and projections ............................................................................... 33 Figure 2-1 Structure of the formal education system ........................................................... 36 Figure 2-2 Ministry of Education organogram...................................................................... 38 Figure 2-3 Share of education expenditure in overall expenditure in selected countries, latest

available data............................................................................................................... 39 Figure 3-1 Age of primary school students, all primary schools, 2015 ................................. 46 Figure 4-1 G2B-ESP theory of change diagram for improving learning outcomes in ECE and

basic education ............................................................................................................ 55 Figure 4-2 Example program map for improving learning outcomes in ECE and basic

education schools (selected components).................................................................... 69 Figure 5-1 Percentage of female students by grade, 2015 .................................................. 75 Figure 5-2 Average age of students per level, disaggregated by school ownership and level,

2015............................................................................................................................. 78 Figure 5-3 Average age per grade, all schools, 2008, 2012 and 2016................................. 79 Figure 7-1 Age profile in ECE schools by grade and type of provider, 2015 ...................... 115 Figure 8-1 Grade survival in ratio: Grades 1-9, 2007 and 2013 ......................................... 126 Figure 8-2 Average age of students per grade between 2008 and 2016 ........................... 129 Figure 9-1 Pupil-Qualified Teacher Ratio (PQTR) in public primary schools, 2015 ............ 145 Figure 9-2 Unqualified primary teachers by county, 2015.................................................. 145 Figure 10-1 Grade 9 pass rates by type of provider, disaggregated by gender, 2014........ 162 Figure 10-2 WAEC LSHSCE pass rates by county, 2014.................................................. 163 Figure 11-1 Male and female enrolment by grade, 2015 ................................................... 173 Figure 11-2 Primary school net intake rate (NIR) by county and gender, 2015.................. 173 Figure 11-3 Education attainment by gender and age group, 2014 ................................... 174 Figure 12-1 Education and employment TVET pathways .................................................. 193 Figure 13-1 Transfers to HEIs 2013-2016, USD................................................................ 205 Figure 13-2 University of Liberia funding, 2013-16, USD................................................... 206 Figure 13-3 Tertiary gross enrollment ratio by quintile, 2014/15 ........................................ 209

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Table of Tables

Table 0-1 Strategic response, programs and chapters ........................................................ 19 Table 0-2 Program components and responsibilities ........................................................... 20 Table 1-1 Education analysis and planning documents....................................................... 29 Table 1-2 Timeframe of G2B-ESP....................................................................................... 30 Table 2-1 Number of schools, by ownership ....................................................................... 37 Table 2-2 Gross enrolment ratio by education level (%) ...................................................... 42 Table 2-3 Partnership Schools for Liberia summary ............................................................ 43 Table 3-1 Number of Out-of-School children ....................................................................... 45 Table 3-2 Grade 2 student enrolment and enrolment share by age, all primary schools 2015

.................................................................................................................................... 46 Table 3-3 Pupil-Qualified Teacher Ratio, all counties, all ECE, primary and secondary

schools, 2015............................................................................................................... 48 Table 4-1 Consultation schedule for G2B-ESP.................................................................... 58 Table 4-2 G2B-ESP mission, vision, goal, impact and programs......................................... 60 Table 4-3 Program components and responsibilities ........................................................... 62 Table 4-4 High-level and program outcomes....................................................................... 70 Table 5-1 Student enrollment, grade and type of school in basic and secondary education,

2015............................................................................................................................. 75 Table 5-2 Male and female student enrollment by county, 2015.......................................... 76 Table 5-3 Percentage of schools with solid structures, water supply and functioning toilets,

2015............................................................................................................................. 80 Table 5-4 School principals by sex and type of school, 2015 .............................................. 81 Table 5-5 Schools reporting an operational SMC and PTA, by type of school, 2015 ........... 81 Table 5-6 School quality interventions in Liberia ................................................................. 83 Table 6-1 MoE regular and supplementary payroll, 2015/16 ............................................... 96 Table 6-2 Share of education budget for each level of education 2012-15 .......................... 97 Table 6-3 Unit cost by level of education............................................................................. 98 Table 6-4 Cost of workforce reform priorities..................................................................... 102 Table 7-1 ECE enrolment by grade and type of provider, 2015 ......................................... 113 Table 7-2 Number and % of early childhood education overage students by county and

gender, 2015.............................................................................................................. 114 Table 7-3 ECE schools by type of provider, 2015.............................................................. 115 Table 7-4 ECE teaching workforce by type of provider, 2015 ............................................ 116 Table 7-5 Qualified ECE teacher ratios, 2015 ................................................................... 117 Table 8-1 Out-of-school children and young people, 2015 ................................................ 126 Table 8-2 Number and percentage of at age and overage children at primary school by

county and gender, 2015 ........................................................................................... 128 Table 8-3 ALP and ABE enrolment, public schools, 2015 ................................................. 131

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Table 9-1 Teacher workforce by sector and type of school, all schools, unadjusted for multigrade teachers ........................................................................................................... 142

Table 9-2 Teacher workforce by gender and level of school, all schools ........................... 143 Table 9-3 Number and share of qualified teachers by level, all schools, 2015................... 144 Table 9-4 Unit cost for teacher training ............................................................................. 146 Table 10-1 Percentage of primary and high schools using the national curriculum, 2015 .. 157 Table 10-2 Percentage of SH schools using the WAEC syllabus, 2015 ............................ 157 Table 10-3 National curriculum & WAEC curriculum, by grade, subject and date revised . 158 Table 10-4 Student/textbook ratio in primary and secondary schools, Language Arts and

Mathematics, 2015..................................................................................................... 161 Table 11-1 Teacher workforce by gender and level of school, public schools, 2015.......... 175 Table 12-1 Enrollment in TVET institutions by provider, 2015 ........................................... 190 Table 12-2 Enrollment in TVET institutions by area of specialization, 2015 ....................... 191 Table 13-1 Student enrollment by major, 2009/10 to 2011/12. .......................................... 203 Table 13-2 Student-Faculty Ratio, higher education institutions with more than 500 students,

2012........................................................................................................................... 204 Table 14-1 Education expenditure actual and projections, 2012/13-2019/21, USD ........... 213 Table 14-2 Education sub-sector projections, 2016/17-2020/21 USD ............................... 213 Table 14-3 Ministry of Education budget projections by expenditure type excluding higher

education and Monrovia Consolidated School System, 2016/17-2019/20, USD......... 214 Table 14-4 Development expenditure projection, 2016-2021, USD ................................... 215 Table 14-5 Annual efficiency saving projections redirected to G2B-ESP priorities, USD ... 216 Table 14-6 Estimated MoE contribution to G2B-ESP activities, 2017-2021, USD.............. 217 Table 14-7 Selected education sector development partners and donors ......................... 217 Table 14-8 Financial projections of G2B-ESP MoE contribution ........................................ 220 Table 14-9 G2B-ESP program budget, USD ..................................................................... 221 Table 14-10 Funding gap after MoE and partner program commitments........................... 223 Table 14-11 G2B-ESP budget per component, USD......................................................... 224 Table 0-1 Intermediate results framework ......................................................................... 234 Table 0-2 Annual operational planning and reporting cycle (proposed) ............................. 255 Table 0-3 Timetable for Year 1 Operational Plan development ......................................... 255 Table 0-4 SDG4-Education 2030 Indicators and Intended Reporting ................................ 266 Table 0-5 Selected major communications activities ......................................................... 276

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