The Government of Bangladesh has signed two financial agreements totalling $715m with the World Bank for improving the primary education sector.

A total of $700m will be used to improve quality of learning and equal access to education. This is expected to benefit more than 18 million children studying in pre-primary level to grade 5, the World Bank said in a statement.

The project aims to enrol one million out-of-school children in learning centres and will ensure disadvantaged children are not left out and can receive quality education at pre-primary and primary level.

But why Bangladesh?

“At birth in 1971, Bangladesh had a very low education base. From there, the country has made remarkable progress in improving access to education. Today almost every child steps into a classroom and 8 out of 10 children completes primary education,” said Qimiao Fan, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal.

The project’s objective is to improve the learning methodology by developing a stronger curriculum and exams system, creating a well-trained teacher pool, using ICT in education and regular systematic assessment.

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World Bank Provides $700 Million to Improve Primary Education in Bangladesh

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