“In Mongolia, 4.6 percent of the GDP is spent on its education sector. This is a high indicator comparing to other countries of the region,” highlighted a press release issued by the World Bank on the occasion of release of a new World Bank report on education sector of the East Asia and Pacific Region yesterday.
“However, majority of the expenditure is allocated for variable cost and amount of investment that is made for those such educational materials that are more influential to learning indicators is low in the region,” the release continued. It was also noted that it is difficult to compare learning achievement level of Mongolian students because they are not involved in international standard testing.
James Anderson, World Bank Country Manager for Mongolia, stressed that for the country, there is a need to involve in the testing in the future during a press conference called on the occasion. He also noted that Mongolian Ministry of Education, Culture and Science notified that it is planning to involve Mongolian students in some testing starting from 2021 According to the Growing Smarter: Learning and Equitable Development in East Asia and the Pacific report, the East Asia and Pacific region has seven of the top ten performing education systems in the world, with schools in China and Vietnam showing significant progress.
“This is a major accomplishment that offers important lessons to countries around the world. In the rest of the region, however, up to 60 percent of students are in under-performing schools that fail to equip them with the skills necessary for success,” the report highlighted. The report argued that improving education is necessary to sustain economic growth and highlights the ways that countries in the region have been able to improve learning outcomes. Mongolia in need for international standard testing
“In Mongolia, 4.6 percent of the GDP is spent on its education sector. This is a high indicator comparing to other countries of the region,” highlighted a press release issued by the World Bank on the occasion of release of a new World Bank report on education sector of the East Asia and Pacific Region yesterday.
“However, majority of the expenditure is allocated for variable cost and amount of investment that is made for those such educational materials that are more influential to learning indicators is low in the region,” the release continued. It was also noted that it is difficult to compare learning achievement level of Mongolian students because they are not involved in international standard testing.
James Anderson, World Bank Country Manager for Mongolia, stressed that for the country, there is a need to involve in the testing in the future during a press conference called on the occasion. He also noted that Mongolian Ministry of Education, Culture and Science notified that it is planning to involve Mongolian students in some testing starting from 2021 According to the Growing Smarter: Learning and Equitable Development in East Asia and the Pacific report, the East Asia and Pacific region has seven of the top ten performing education systems in the world, with schools in China and Vietnam showing significant progress.
“This is a major accomplishment that offers important lessons to countries around the world. In the rest of the region, however, up to 60 percent of students are in under-performing schools that fail to equip them with the skills necessary for success,” the report highlighted. The report argued that improving education is necessary to sustain economic growth and highlights the ways that countries in the region have been able to improve learning outcomes. Mongolia in need for international standard testing