Joining Efforts for an Education of Excellence in Paraguay Project

About this project

The Project aims at improving learning conditions and strengthening institutional frameworks in core priority areas of the education system in Paraguay, all in support of the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC)'s strategy to significantly improve the quality of education in Paraguay in the next two decades. To achieve this goal, the Project Development Objective (PDO) is articulated around two clear objectives. First, to significantly improve learning environments in targeted "upgradable compulsory education institutions" (UCEIs) and to adapt infrastructure of selected teacher training institutes (IFDs, in their Spanish acronym) that will be converted into university-level degree-granting Experimental Centers for Specialized Teacher Training (CEFEDs, in their Spanish acronym). Second, to strengthen institutional frameworks that have been identified by MEC as core priority areas for improving education service delivery, namely the areas of: (i) educational infrastructure; (ii) the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Education (henceforth, EdTech); (iii) the development of a new teaching profession through the introduction of specialized pre-service teacher training in key thematic - numeracy, literacy, social sciences, and natural sciences - and specific transversal - intercultural education, early childhood education - areas; and (iv) institutional assessment tools. The first objective of the PDO will be supported under Component 1, and the secon…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Paraguay

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessEducation policy and administrative managementTeacher training

Places

Republic of Paraguay

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

Ministry of Education and Sciences

Accountable

Ministry of Economy and Finance

Passes funds through

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P180015.

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