An Analysis of Aid Allocation for Post-Secondary Education

Abstract

Since the official establishment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000, the donors have kept trying to achieve universal primary education. While the international community has pooled its resources to promote basic education for all, its emphasis on basic education in development policy led to overlook the importance of higher education for capacity development. Even though the international agenda emphasizes primary education, some major donors give high priorities to aid allocation for post-secondary education. The purpose of this research is to analyze the patterns of allocation of foreign aid to post-secondary education in two large donors, France and Germany where its distinct preference is for higher education. This study is also to empirically analyze major objectives of higher education aid allocation in the two countries for the period 2001 to 2011 by using a regression model.