Education Sector Program (Subprograms I–III)

Prioritized policy actions in the sector-wide approach (SWAp) need to be supported by sound public financial management and supervision, under the decentralized education system. The education quality outcomes hardly improved and fiduciary risk remains substantial. Numerous policies and guidelines were revised at the central level and disseminated at the local level, but they were not enforced in the field due to weak capacity and local politics. Slow progress in public financial management might undermine the continued engagement of development partners, and inadequate supervision could nurture political favoritism and nepotism.