Per-capita financing in basic education in Tajikistan

While being in Tajikistan on behalf of GTZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH to support the Ministry of Education in relation to the financing of basic education, the consultant was asked by Mr. Sharipov, Deputy Minister of Education, to undertake a simulation of the effects of the per-capita financing scheme that is implemented in five pilot regions starting from January 2005. The following paper presents the results of the analyses and provides some background information for those readers who are not familiar with the economic situation and the education system in Tajikistan.