Results Based Approaches for Financing Education Jaime Saavedra Education World Forum London, January 2019
3 Messages Investment in education has increased, but most countries have to mobilize much more resources and use those resources effectively. Effective spending is not a matter of funding inputs. Inputs, outputs and programs have to be clearly linked to outcomes. To ensure investments in education deliver value (learning) for money, we need performance metrics of how well the system is delivering quality. 1 2 3
3 Messages Investment in education has increased, but most countries have to mobilize much more resources and use those resources effectively. Effective spending is not a matter of funding inputs. Inputs, outputs and programs have to be clearly linked to the outcomes To ensure investments in education deliver value (learning) for money, we need performance metrics of how well the system is delivering quality. 1 2 3
Primary Education Spending Per Child (US$ PPP) High Income Countries
Primary Education Spending Per Child (US$ PPP) Low Income Countries
Primary Education Spending Per Child (US$ PPP)
Primary Education Spending Per Child (US$ PPP)
Economic growth has been the key driver of increased expenditures Low Income Countries
Funds don’t reach schools or not used as intended Unequal spending Spending on the wrong things Ways in which funding is ineffective
Why is this happening? Inadequate data of system performance Lack of management capacity Political misalignment Inadequate policy design
3 Messages Investment in education has increased, but most countries have to mobilize much more resources and use those resources effectively. Effective spending is not a matter of funding inputs. Inputs, outputs and programs have to be clearly linked to the outcomes. To ensure investments in education deliver value (learning) for money, we need performance metrics of how well the system is delivering quality. 1 2 3
Results Based Financing
Inputs Learning Inputs Learning Traditional approach RBF approach
77% Education commitments 2018
Leverage systemic change Funders/Institutions aligned with same objective Monitoring and evaluation At the Government level
Incentivize behavioral change of key actors Link behavior to specific outcomes Need to be pragmatic Incentivizing other education actors
3 Messages Investment in education has increased, but most countries have to mobilize much more resources and use those resources effectively. Effective spending is not a matter of funding inputs. Inputs, outputs and programs have to be clearly linked to the outcomes To ensure investments in education deliver value (learning) for money, we need performance metrics of how well the system is delivering quality. 1 2 3
Global Education Policy Dashboard
Politics Policy Teachers Learners School inputs School management LEARNING Practices