[{"bbox": [85, 153, 1151, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "drop-out rates in upper secondary education and training and higher education; increased rates of students/apprentices completing their formal educational trajectory within the stipulated duration."}, {"bbox": [85, 232, 1150, 286], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition to these overall objectives, also derived objectives of both a quantitative and qualitative nature are formulated, e.g., in relation to guidance provision, IT, student accommodation etc."}, {"bbox": [85, 312, 1150, 419], "category": "Text", "text": "While the policy is in need of an update in light of recent data (targets have proven to be too ambitious) and lessons learnt, the main goals remain relevant, pending the adoption of the new strategy. The GoG has recognised the need to focus more on increasing the skills levels in the population and this will likely constitute a major focus of the policy expected to be adopted in 2023."}, {"bbox": [85, 445, 1150, 578], "category": "Text", "text": "This action will also support other policies that are complementary to Greenland's education policy, such as on mental health (anti-bullying, anti-suicide strategy) or on prevention of gender-based violence. The 2023 ongoing budget support operation has process targets that aim at improving the provision of social guidance, the use of IT as well as the development of entrepreneurial and innovative curricula in coordination with the private sector, which prepare further progress under this action."}, {"bbox": [85, 604, 247, 629], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Policy credibility"}, {"bbox": [85, 631, 1150, 738], "category": "Text", "text": "The education sector is a priority for the Government of Greenland, as shown by the increase in the education budget from 2005 to 2022, from 14.8% to 26.3% of total government expenditure. The EU allocation of about EUR 30 million yearly in budget support represents about 9% of the total education budget. The EU budget support is therefore coupled with a stable domestic funding to address several priority objectives within the education sector."}, {"bbox": [85, 764, 1150, 949], "category": "Text", "text": "Progress in policy implementation can be in particular reported regarding the construction of infrastructure (such as educational buildings and dormitories), staffing, monitoring and developmental projects. Despite the apparent generous national budget in terms of percentage earmarked for education, the amounts are still relatively modest in absolute terms, given that many expenses (e.g., the development of specific educational material) are largely unaffected by the size of the sector (number of students, schools), and that the small, dispersed population prevents the exploitation of economies of scale. The budget support of the EU therefore makes a palpable difference; a fact which is recognised by the Government of Greenland in its education policy."}, {"bbox": [85, 975, 1150, 1028], "category": "Text", "text": "The process indicators set out in the 2023 ongoing budget support programme have all been reached in 2022, showing that the GoG delivers on commitments."}, {"bbox": [85, 1054, 393, 1080], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Statistical and monitoring system"}, {"bbox": [85, 1094, 1150, 1227], "category": "Text", "text": "The Government has established a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacity for the elaboration of regular (annual) progress reports related to the implementation of the GEP. Concretely, a monitoring and evaluation system is established and Annual Work Plans (AWPs) and Annual Implementation Reports (AIRs) of the GEP are produced and presented to the Parliament of Greenland (in Greenlandic) and to the European Union (in English)."}, {"bbox": [85, 1238, 1150, 1292], "category": "Text", "text": "Additional data sources on the performance of the Greenland Education Programme are \"Statistics Greenland\", and budgetary documents such as the Fiscal Act."}, {"bbox": [85, 1318, 1133, 1346], "category": "Text", "text": "Further details on the M&E set-up related to the GEP are provided in section 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting below."}, {"bbox": [85, 1371, 1150, 1451], "category": "Text", "text": "**In conclusion, the policy is sufficiently relevant and credible for budget support contract objectives to be largely achieved. Therefore, the policy can be supported by the Commission with the proposed budget support contract.**"}, {"bbox": [85, 1464, 374, 1491], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.3.2 Macroeconomic Policy"}, {"bbox": [85, 1533, 335, 1557], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Macroeconomic indicators"}, {"bbox": [85, 1585, 1143, 1639], "category": "Text", "text": "The economy of Greenland is marked by a large public sector, employing around 40% of the work force. Also, public consumption is comparatively high (constituting around 44 per cent of GDP) compared to private"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 32"}]