Financing for equity in pre-primary education
1. Education resources to subnational governments
2. Education resources to institutions
3. Education resources to students and families
4. Social policies and family support programmes
Introduction
Key financing indicators (UIS Data)
The official entrance age to pre-primary education is 3 (UIS 2024 estimates). The net enrolment rate for pre-primary for both sexes is 53.17% (UIS 2023 estimates). No data is found regarding the number of years of free pre-primary education granted in legal frameworks, and the number of years of compulsory pre-primary education granted in legal frameworks.
Governance
Pre-primary education is financed mainly through the central government budget: the Ministry of Finance and Economy coordinates the national budget across ministries (including education), while the Ministry of Education is the lead agency overseeing preschools/kindergartens and funding for the public school system, including preschool classes attached to government primary schools. Within the Ministry of Education, the Department of Administration and Services plays a key role in budget and finance management and in coordinating the submission of the ministry’s annual budgets to the relevant authorities.
The Ministry of Education’s Department of Private Education governs private pre-primary education.
Tuition-free status
Public pre-primary education is free.
1. Education resources to subnational governments
Public funding for pre-primary education flows centrally from the Ministry of Education budgets to government preschools attached to primary schools, which offer free education. No distinct transfer mechanisms to local governments exist.
2. Education resources to institutions
Public preschools (those attached to government primary schools) are effectively subsidised by being part of the public school system, financed by the Ministry of Education.
3. Education resources to students and families
No information is found.
4. Social policies and family support programmes
No information is found.
