Improving primary schools in developing countries. (includes related articles on cost of education in rural Northeast Brazil and bank lending for primary education) From: Finance & Development | Date: March 1, 1990| Author: Lockheed, Marlaine E. | COPYRIGHT 1990 International Monetary Fund. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Ninety percent of the approximately three million primary schools in the world are in developing countries, and primary schools in developing countries are un-productive due to poor funding. Five areas where primary schools require well-managed interventions are: curriculum; instruction materials; time for learning; effective teaching; and health and nutritional status of children. In the 1980s, only 4.3% of all aid flows for education went to primary education leading to insufficient support...