EFA 2012: Mixed picture , some successes but….. GMR 2012

1. EFA: Now and Post-2015E9 Senior Official MeetingNew Delhi8 November, 2012 Olav Seim, Director, EFA Global Partnerships Team,UNESCO

2. EFA 2012: Mixed picture, somesuccesses but….. • GMR 2012 • Progress towards Education for All isstagnating • Aid to educationisslowing down • Slow progress has left a hugeskillsdeficitamongyoung • Poor urban and rural youth, especiallywomen, urgentlyneed support to acquireskills. • A « lostgeneation » 250 million leavingschoolwithout basic foundationskills

3. Post 2015 Development Agenda (MDGs) Important to makeeducation visible and relevant in the post 2015 agenda UN Inter Agency Task Team UN High Level Panel of Eminent Persons / Indonesiaco-chair - 2013 UN General Assembly SpecialAdvisor on Post 2015 to the SG - Amina Mohammed (Nigeria) Country Consultations: 50 + 50 (UNDP) Eleventhematic consultations UNESCO-UNICEF co-lead Global thematic consultation on education in the post-2015 developmentagenda, October 2012-Mars 2013

4. Background • Jomtien, 1990 • Dakar, 2000 • Generate a broad-based critical debate on the evolution of national education and training sectors since 2000 • Identify priority areas for the transformation of national education systems

5. Rationale • Countries reviewtheirprogressagainstcommitmentsmade to > Inform and mobilize for the “Big push” > Prepare for 2015 > Lay foundations for post-2015

6. Objectives • Assess progress towards the six EFA goals • Review the twelvestrategies for achieving the goals • Determine the relevance of the EFA framework as a global education agenda

7. Objective • a clear awareness about where countries stand > focus on quality, equity and sustainability • a shared vision on the wayforward • renewed commitment to education as fundamental to national development and social transformation > setting the future/post-2015 national education agenda

8. Review Modalities • Guiding Principles: participatory and inclusive, constructive, forward-looking • Timeframe: 2013- mid-2014 • Implementation framework – mechanisms -guidelines • National stakeholder consultations on progress • National dialogues on the findings to design the future national education agenda

9. Role of UNESCO • Lead Coordinator: develop framework for the national EFA2015 Reviews and mobilize all partners to support the process • Advocacy role: mobilize political commitment and seed funding • Technical guidance • Set standards for the methodologies and quality of results; • Build and strengthen national capacities • Promote inter-country sharing and learning from each other; • Ensure that national reviews feed into regional and global processes, including the Post-2015 agenda debates

10. Next steps? • Foster agreement on the scope and shape of reviews • Develop guidelines for implementation • Support setting up of national and regional implementation mechanisms • Develop guidelines for preparation of national reports • Mobilise support of other international EFA partners, including seed funding • Develop communication strategy • Plan and align national activities to relevant regional/global events

11. Changing context 2000 - 2012 • Civil society a critical factor • Many countries progress in political participation and national decision making • Role of parliaments • Social networks – connectivity Challenge: • Balance provide direction/not too prescriptive • Balance global/national dimensions • Support to countries to make assessments

12. TRENDS • Focus on the national level – from community to the central • The political economy – institutional bottlenecks • National resource mobilization, redistribution, natural resource management • Inequality in education is a universal trend. The relationship donors- recipient less clear • Capital - Knowledge generation, management, distribution, innovation