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The objective of this report is to inform an improved understanding of expenditure allocations and processes, the quality of service delivery in terms of inputs and outputs, and educational outcomes associated with primary education in Malawi. The report will also assess the government's own diagnosis of challenges in the primary education sub-sector, and the reform program intended to address them. The findings of this report are intended to inform discussions as to how to strengthen the government program and associated financing mechanisms, to enhance the likelihood of success.

As the Government of Malawi investigates options to expand access to higher education andimprove the quality of higher education provision, the objective of this report is to contribute to animproved understanding of the challenges confronted by the higher education sub-sector inMalawi.The report summarizes the key findings of an in-depth study of factors affecting access and equityin the Malawian higher education sub-sector, the quality and relevance of educational outputs, thefinancing of the sector, and the frameworks structuring governance of the sector and itsmanagement.The study was initiated in response to a request from the Government of Malawi, to the WorldBank, to support the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) in its pursuit offinancially sustainable policy options to increase equitable access to higher education, and toimprove the quality of higher education provision in alignment with the needs of the labor market.