Education Sector Strategic Plan 2004-2015 - Planipolis

Final ESSP
cohorts reaching age six by 2007/08 have already been born; only half of the cohorts
have not yet been born.
1.4 The Long-Term Expenditure Framework
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development anticipates that the
budget for education will increase by 76% between 2003/04 and 2013/14. This
projection will be driven by rapid GDP growth. The Ministry expects the rate of
growth to rise from 5.0% in 2003/04 to 6.4% in 2013/14. These growth projections
reflect the assumption that private investment will increase sharply as the financing
of the public debt absorbs a shrinking share of rising savings. Private consumption
is projected to increase by an average rate of 5.3% a year over the decade.
Population growth is assumed to average 3.56% a year. Thus per capita
consumption is predicted to rise by 1.7% a year.
The share of education in total government expenditure is expected to increase from
19.4% to 21.2% as expenditures for security, interest payments, public
administration, economic functions and social services fall.
1.5 Sectoral context for the Plan
The second Education Sector Strategic Plan is based on government’s White Paper
for Education, its long-term commitments to the international community, and on
the medium-term goals and plans and current undertakings of the Ministry of
Education and Sports.
1.6 Government White Paper on Education
The 1992 Government White Paper on Education is the basis of official policy on
the purposes and programs of education. While some of the programs have been
revised as a result of intervening events, the White Paper’s articulation of the
purposes of Uganda’s education system continues to be the supreme guidance for
the sector. Its aims are to promote citizenship; moral, ethical, and spiritual values;
promote scientific, technical and cultural knowledge, skills, and attitudes; eradicate
literacy and equip individuals with basic skills and knowledge and with the ability to
“contribute to the building of an integrated, self-sustaining and independent national
economy.”
1.7 International long-term commitments
Uganda has two sets of commitments to the international community that have an
impact on its long-term plans. These are the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) and the Education for All goals (EFA). The Plan is in line with these broad
sets of goals.
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