EFA Mid-Decade Assessment and Mid-Term Policy Review<BR>References and Resources
A CD of a more comprehensive collection of EFA MDA References and Resource Materials is available. To request for a free copy, e-mail bkk.efa[at]unesco.org
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Guidelines for the Asia and Pacific Education for All Mid-Decade Assessment: Identifying and Reaching the Unreached (pdf / 958KB) - working draft as of 15 September 2006
The Guidelines will be useful for countries undertaking the EFA assessment. It includes a proposed outline for the assessment report, a list of proposed indicators for the six EFA goals, a framework for analysis, and encourages the use of disaggregated data to identify disparities. This document will continue to be revised. Updated versions will be posted on this page.
EFA MDA Regional Planning Meeting Report: Country Recommendations (pdf/940KB)
Published by UNESCO Bangkok's AIMS Unit, the Asia-Pacific Office of the UIS Regional Advisor, it contains recommendations on specific issues related to each EFA goal that should be studied as part of the assessment and recommendations on how to make the process participatory, relevant and effective. This report can be a useful reference for countries planning to assess their progress and gaps in achieving the EFA goals.
EFA Mid-Decade Assessment Concept Paper (pdf/285 KB)
Discusses the preparations for the national and regional EFA Mid-Decade Assessment and Mid-Term Review for the Asia and the Pacific Region.
Asia and the Pacific EFA Mid-Decade Assessment Fact Sheet (pdf/174 KB)
Includes a brief background of the MDA, its objectives, focus and a list of activities from 2006-2008.
An International Strategy to Operationalize the Dakar Framework for Action on EFA (pdf/264KB)
This international strategy focuses on the ways in which actors within countries can be supported by cooperation with regional and international agencies and institutions. UNESCO, 2002
Education Indicators: Technical Guidelines (pdf/154 KB)
A technical handbook produced by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Education for All: The Year 2000 Assessment Technical Guideline (pdf/490 KB)
These Technical Guidelines identifies a set of 18 core EFA indicators, that may be used to measure progress towards the EFA goals.
Educating Children with Disabilities: Who are Children with Disabilities (pdf/361 KB)
Discusses the classification of children with disabilities in education systems and its effect on the provision of educational opportunities for every child in the context of EFA. It also identifies who are the children with disabilities. This paper is part of the Issues Brief published by EQUIP2 and funded by USAID.
EFA 2000 Assessment: Country and Regional Reports, UNESCO Website
Download the EFA 2000 national and regional assessment reports from the UNESCO Website
A link to documents tracing EFA's history from Jomtien to Dakar.
Assessment of Basic Education in Sub-Saharan Africa 1990-2000 (pdf/428 KB)
This document is part of the EFA 2000 Assessment in Africa. Published by the sub-saharan Africa EFA Secretariat, NESIS Regional Centre, and the ADEA Working Group on Educational Statistics.
Guidelines for Inclusion: Ensuring Access to Education for All (pdf/518 KB)
This document is a response to the need for a systematic approach for identifying excluded groups and was piloted in a Regional Workshop on Inclusive Education in Bangkok. Published by UNESCO in 2005.