[{"bbox": [101, 105, 758, 130], "category": "List-item", "text": "5. Secondary professional education (secondary vocational education);"}, {"bbox": [101, 131, 413, 157], "category": "List-item", "text": "6. Higher professional education;"}, {"bbox": [101, 158, 502, 182], "category": "List-item", "text": "7. Adult education and informal education;"}, {"bbox": [101, 184, 694, 210], "category": "List-item", "text": "8. Management, monitoring and strategic planning in education."}, {"bbox": [82, 223, 1167, 357], "category": "Text", "text": "The EAP has been costed and the cost estimates are reflected in the respective programme budget and the Mid-Term Budget Forecast. The budgets for 2019, 2020 and 2021 and forecasts for 2022 and 2023 related to the education sector indicate that the sector continues to be well-financed both in real terms and as a percentage of the total State Budget. It accounts for about 19%, 20%, 20%, 21% and 21% of the total State Budget in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively."}, {"bbox": [82, 368, 1167, 502], "category": "Text", "text": "The total amount required for implementation of the Education Action Plan 2021-2023 is assessed equal to 8.4 billion KGS (EUR 84 million), of which 6.3 billion KGS or 74.6% (63 ME) is to be financed from the Budget and 2.1 billion KGS or 25% (EUR 21 million) is covered by other contributions (donors, parents associations etc.). Comparing with the allocations to MoES from the State Budget for 2021-2023, one may conclude that there is no major risk in the Action Plan financing."}, {"bbox": [167, 527, 1082, 555], "category": "Text", "text": "Education Budget managed by the MoES and its execution (thous. KGS; ex. rate 1 EUR=100 KGS):"}, {"bbox": [101, 578, 1165, 1074], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th rowspan=\"2\"></th><th rowspan=\"2\">2018:<br>MoES-<br>budget,<br>incl. AP<br>2018-2020</th><th colspan=\"2\">2019<br>MoES-budget,<br>incl. AP 2018-2020</th><th colspan=\"2\">2020<br>MoES-budget,<br>incl. AP 2018-2020</th><th rowspan=\"2\">2021<br>MoES<br>budget,<br>incl. EAP<br>2021-2023</th><th rowspan=\"2\">2022<br>MoES<br>budget,<br>incl. EAP<br>2021-2023</th><th rowspan=\"2\">2023<br>MoES<br>budget,<br>incl. incl.<br>EAP 2021-<br>2023</th></tr><tr><th>Approved in<br>Dec 2018</th><th>Revised in<br>Dec 2019</th><th>Approved in<br>Dec 2019</th><th>Revised in<br>Dec 2020</th><th>Approved<br>in Dec<br>2020</th><th>Plan</th><th>Plan</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th>Approved</th><td>27 685 748<br>(EUR 277<br>million)</td><td>22 038 815<br>(EUR 220<br>million)</td><td>23 845 305<br>(EUR 238<br>million)</td><td>28 571 421<br>(EUR 286<br>million)</td><td>28 685 552<br>(EUR 287<br>million)</td><td>28 997 777<br>(EUR 290<br>million)</td><td>29 013 604<br>(EUR 290<br>million)</td><td>29 252 065<br>(EUR 293<br>million)</td></tr><tr><th>Executed</th><td>26 770 930<br>(96.6%)</td><td>23 143 223</td><td>23 143 248<br>(97%)</td><td>27 949 110</td><td>27 949 110<br>(97%)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th>Annual EU<br>Budget Support<br>tranche (% to<br>annual education<br>budget)</th><td>EUR 9.4<br>million<br>(3.4%)</td><td>EUR 8.05<br>million<br>(3.7%)</td><td></td><td>EUR 15.3<br>million<br>(5.3%)</td><td></td><td>EUR 7.7<br>million<br>(2.7%)</td><td></td><td>EUR 7<br>million<br>(plan)<br>(2.4%)</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [82, 1114, 1167, 1275], "category": "Text", "text": "The EDP 2040 along with its action plan is relevant and credible, which rests on the Government ability and leadership to tackle the challenges of the education quality improvement. Despite frequent government turnover, there are no drastic policy shifts observed, which usually depend on the political institutions underlying policymaking. It is evidenced that the Education policy has internal logic and rationale and appears to have the right magnitude to achieve its goals; the policy is based on reliable data, adequate resources necessary to run the process and trusted institutions; as well as the policy is consistent with a longer-term vision and strategic direction such as National Development Strategy 2040."}, {"bbox": [82, 1285, 1167, 1446], "category": "Text", "text": "The Ministry continues to build its capacity to maintain proper monitoring and evaluation. The MoES has worked on data collection mechanisms for the past decade, developing several databases and software, including an Education Management Information System (EMIS), but struggling with unstable internet connectivity in schools, insufficient equipment supply and digital skills at MoES and local levels for managing information systems. The constraints related to lack of systematic and reliable data collection mechanisms necessary for adequate planning and monitoring at both national and school levels are addressed in the education policy under its Task 3 'Effective management and financing'."}, {"bbox": [82, 1457, 1167, 1644], "category": "Text", "text": "According to the latest MoES policy completion report, 91% of previous Education Development Strategy (EDS) 2012-2020 was implemented, and which contained 128 indicators in its last three years Action Plan. 108 indicators were fully and 20 indicators were partially met. Critical indicators which were only partially met include: (i) qualification related teacher salary supplements resulting in fewer incentivisation and motivation, (ii) transfer of pre-school institutions to per-capita finance (iii) better (ICT) equipment of schools and eLearning for improving learning outcomes, (iv) approval of sectoral qualifications frameworks due to insufficient public private cooperation which would be better structuring skills and employment matching in respective priority sectors, (v) finalising a coherent methodology for occupational"}, {"bbox": [1050, 1662, 1156, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 30"}]