The development of coherent policies and plans is crucial to bring about real and sustainable change in education systems throughout the world and achieve the goal of Education for All.

UNESCO supports national decision-makers in developing solid and relevant education policies and strategies and in managing their effective implementation.

According to the context, this support can come in the form of technical assistance in education policy analysis, the design of education sector development plans and donor mobilization in support of national educational priorities.

In other cases, the support can relate to national institutional capacity-building in policy formulation, sector analysis, educational planning, policy simulation and dialogue, resource projections, sector management, programme monitoring and evaluation, development cooperation and donor coordination.