Financing Education: School Finance in Nepal

1. Presenter
Shree Prasad Devkota
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
Course Economics of Education EDUC 544
Second Semester
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2. Education financing is the investment or
expenditure plan
 Acquiring or providing education by the user or
government or community
 Process of allocating the tax revenue and other
resources to education in different types and
levels of education, Levin(1987)
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3. UNESCO(2008)
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4. Ensuring
access and
equity in
primary/basi
c education
Improving
efficiency
and
institutional
capacity
Enhancing quality
and relevance of
education
The above mentioned objectives are based on the human rights approach to
education, which is set in the Education for All National Plan of Action
(EFANPA) Nepal (2001-2015).
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5. Fiscal year
Total budget
(In Rs. 000)
Budget
education
in % of Budget
in education
(In Rs. 000)
2062/63
126885100
21250447
16.74
2063/64
143912300
23005525
15.98
2064/65
168995600
28390000
16.79
2065/66
238000000
40980000
17.34
2066/67
285000000
46,211,487
16.27
306270386
54,918,843
17.9
384900000
63,918,839
17.11
2067/68
2068/69
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(Source: MoE,
2011)
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6. The GoN has been spending huge amount for the
development of education of Nepal
 The achievement does not seem to be satisfactory
 How to best utilize the available resources and how
to ensure transparency and fiscal
discipline,Thapa(2011).
 It seems government should prioritize spending more
on basic education, Wagley, M. P., Kantipur Jan 31,
2012
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7. The budget that is allocated to the education
especially in the school education is mostly spent
in teachers' salary as well as in administrative
purposes
 Investment in infrastructure development,
supportive educational materials for teachers and
students is seemed to be low
 There is the need to provide educational loans
and certain scholarships to the needy students
even in higher levels
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