Western and Central Africa Education Strategy : Rising World Bank Financing for Education in West and Central Africa - Decisive Breakthrough or Helping Hand? Background Note (English)

The World Bank is by far the largest donor for education in developing countries. It currently manages a portfolio of 180 projects worth US$23.3 billion and accounting for eight percent of total World Bank lending. In fiscal year 2021, record new commitments of US$6.3 billion were approved by the World Bank for education globally. The objective of this paper is twofold: to look at trends in World Bank financing for education in West and Central Africa...

DETAILS

Author

Wodon,Quentin T.;

Vasconcellos,Bernardo Da Cruz;

Mcdonald,Laura S.;

Cameron,Emma Ward Richardson;
Document Date
2022/05/01
Document Type
Policy Paper
Report Number
172883
Volume No
1
Country
Western Africa, Western and Central Africa,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2022/06/22
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Board Meeting Date
2022-06-22T00:00:00Z
Doc Name
Western and Central Africa Education Strategy : Rising World Bank Financing for Education in West and Central Africa - Decisive Breakthrough or Helping Hand? Background Note

DOWNLOADS

COMPLETE REPORT

Official version of document (may contain signatures, etc)

Official PDF
TXT*
Download Stats
*The text version is uncorrected OCR text and is included solely to benefit users with slow connectivity.

Citation

Wodon,Quentin T.; Vasconcellos,Bernardo Da Cruz; Mcdonald,Laura S.; Cameron,Emma Ward Richardson.

Western and Central Africa Education Strategy : Rising World Bank Financing for Education in West and Central Africa - Decisive Breakthrough or Helping Hand? Background Note (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099925206212211618

Western and Central Africa Education Strategy : Rising World Bank Financing for Education in West and Central Africa - Decisive Breakthrough or Helping Hand? Background Note (English)

DETAILS

DOWNLOADS

COMPLETE REPORT

Citation

RELATED LINKS

SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL ALERTS