Quality education for every child : 'improving primary education outcomes for the most vulnerable children in Rural Mongolia' Project (2012-2017)

Mongolian general education system reform started in 2005 to extend it from 10 years to 12 years to align it with international standards. Since the SY 2008-2009, early childhood education (ECE) has been provided for 2-5 years old children, followed by 12 years of primary and secondary education. With this structural reform, the primary school entry age was lowered from 8 years to 6 years of age within a short period of timeframe. The World Bank with financial assistance from the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is supporting Mongolia in improving access to quality education for the nomadic herders’ children in rural Mongolia. As a result of the project ‘Improving Primary Education Outcomes for the Most Vulnerable Children in Rural Mongolia (2012-2017)’, implemented by Save the Children Japan, the education outcomes of more than 7,500 most vulnerable children (aged 5 to 10) in four educationally under-performing and under-served rural provinces of Mongolia are expected to improve.