What is the Education Sector Development Framework?
The Government of Lao PDR and Development Partners jointly agreed to produce a strategic plan for the education sector, as stated under the Vientiane Declaration. The plan is now known as the Education Sector Development Framework or ESDF.
The ESDF responds to the Governments National Socio-Economic Development Policy and will concentrate on enabling education priorities to accelerate economic growth and poverty reduction in Laos PDR.
The ESDF represents a move towards a Sector Wide Approach in the education sector with Government leadership and ownership of a policy-led strategic framework resulting in a prioritized, phased and costed program of implementation for the whole sector.
The ESDF will strengthen mutual confidence through providing a single framework for education reform against which all Government and development partner education resources can be programmed.