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The report examines the macro-fiscal and economic context, education sector organization and performance indicators including attainment, enrollment, equity, learning outcomes, and teacher quality. It then analyzes education expenditure composition, fund flows, government and decentralized funding, private spending, donor support, and the COVID-19 impact, assessing allocative, technical, external efficiency and expenditure adequacy to inform policy recommendations.","SIERRA LEONE  \nPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW 2021  \nPrimary and Secondary Education  \nPub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized  \nJune 2021  \n© 2021 The World Bank  \n1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433  \nTelephone: 202 473 1000; [Internet: www.worldbank.org](Internet: www.worldbank.org)[ ](Internet: www.worldbank.org)Some rights reserved  \nThis work is a product of the staff of The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors ofThe World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.  \nRights and Permissions  \nThe material in this work is subject to copyright. Because The World Bank encourages dissemination of its knowledge, this work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for noncommercial purposes as long as full attribution to this work is given.  \nAttribution—Please cite the work as follows: “Sierra Leone Programmatic Public Expenditure Reviews 2021: Primary and Secondary Education. 2021. © Macroeconomics Trade and Investment Global Practice, World Bank Group.”  \nAll queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to World Bank Publications, The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202 522 2625; [e mail: pubrights@worldbank.org](e mail: pubrights@worldbank.org).  \nAcknowledgements  \nThis Primary and Secondary Education Public Expenditure Review (PER) Report was prepared by the World Bank Education Global Practice, in collaboration with the Government of Sierra Leone. The World Bank team included Mari Shojo, Ali Ansari, Afra Rahman Chowdhury, Marcela Gutierrez Bernal, Himdat Bayusuf, under the overall guidance of Halil Dundar (Practice Manager), Pierre Laporte (Country Director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone), Gayle Martin (Country Manager for Sierra Leone), Youssouf Kiendrebeogo (Senior Economist, EAWM2) and Kemoh Mansaray (Senior Economist, EAWM2) . Research assistance was provided by Hirut Wolde and Mariama Wurie. Ma. Lorelei L. Lacdao, Elif Yonca Yukseker, and Warrah Mansaray provided excellent operational and administrative support.  \nThis PER is part of the programmatic PER led by Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice of the  \nWorld Bank. The programmatic PER intends to analyze resource allocation across sectors for better public services delivery and covers the following four sectors: Agriculture, Education, Health, and Social Protection.  \nWe wish to acknowledge with appreciation the Minister of Finance Mr. Jacob Jusu Saffa and the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Dr. David Moinina Sengeh for providing the team with access to the key information and data. We extend our gratitude to all our colleagues at the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) for their fruitful collaboration, insights and guidance. The team also acknowledges with sincere gratitude the assistance of several World Bank colleagues and Sierra Leonean counterparts including colleagues from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the preparation of this PER. The report was financed by the World Bank.  \nCONTENTS  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii  \nABBREVIATIONS viii  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1  \n1 INTRODUCTION 5  \n1 1 Country Context for Educational  \nDevelopment 5  \n1 2 Objective of the Education PER 6  \n2 MACRO-FISCAL DEVELOPMENTSAND ECONOMIC CONTEXT IN SIERRA LEONE 8  \n2 1 Macro-fiscal Context 8  \n2 2 Demography, the Labor Market,  \nand the Economy 10  \n3 EDUCATION SECTOR IN SIERRA LEONE 13  \n3 1 Education Sector Context 13  \n3 2 Sectoral Strategies and Priori","cbCaivzUhJXnn8TN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivzUhJXnn8TN","pdf",6649260,5,1,76,"English","en",105,"# Executive Summary\n# Introduction\n## Country Context for Educational Development\n## Objective of the Education PER\n# Macro-fiscal Developments and Economic Context in Sierra Leone\n## Macro-fiscal Context\n## Demography, the Labor Market, and the Economy\n# Education Sector in Sierra Leone\n## Education Sector Context\n## Sectoral Strategies and Priorities\n## Structure of the Education System\n## Overview of Education Administration\n# Education Sector Performance\n## Educational Attainment\n## Enrollment Outcomes\n## Equity in Access to Education\n## Learning Outcomes\n## School Inputs and Teacher Quality\n# Education Sector Expenditure Analysis\n## Education Financing and Fund Flow\n## Government Education Funding\n## Decentralized Financing\n## Private Education Spending\n## Donor Funding\n## Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Education Financing and Earnings\n# Efficiency and Equity of Education Spending\n## Expenditure Composition\n## Allocative Efficiency\n## Technical Efficiency\n## External Efficiency\n## Equity of Education Expenditures\n## Adequacy of Financing\n# Conclusions and Policy Recommendations\n## Summary of Findings\n## Policy Recommendations\n# References","[{\"question\":\"What is the objective of the Education Public Expenditure Review for Sierra Leone in 2021?\",\"answer\":\"The review evaluates how education resources are allocated and used in order to improve public service delivery, with a specific focus on primary and secondary education. 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