International Development Grant
Support to the Ten-year Basic Education Development Plan
Project Number: CA-3-A030742001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $19,834,821.00
Start Date: April 02, 2001
End Date: July 08, 2011
Duration: 10.3 years
Project Description
The goal of the Support to the Ten-year Basic Education Development Plan in Burkina Faso (PDDEB) project is to help develop Burkina Faso's human resources by offering them adequate education and training. Its objective is to support the Government of Burkina Faso's efforts to implement PDDEB Phase I designed to lay the foundation to expedite the development of basic education while ensuring satisfactory quality and institutional/management capacity. The project supports PDDEB's three components: (i) greater access to basic education; (ii) greater quality and effectiveness of basic education; (iii) institutional and system management capacity building. Activities under this project are limited to technical assistance since 2007.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results at the end of the project include: the gross enrolment ratio has increased from 52.9% (girls 45.5%) in 2002-2003 to 78.3% (girls 72.4%) in 2007-2008; in comparison to 2002-2003 the number of classes has increased by 70% in 2007-2008.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Government of Burkina Faso - Ministry of Economy and Finance
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Basket funds/pooled funding
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP