Adolescent and Youth Perspectives on Education Quality - Case study from Tajikistan - Presentation held in Geneva, 19 October 2011

1. Commissioned by UNICEF RO CEE/CIS
in partnership with UNICEF Tajikistan

2.  over 1,000 youth participants, including 865
survey respondents aged 13 to 24 from
randomly selected areas of Tajikistan;
 178 other young people in 21 focus group
discussions;
 dozens more young people were involved as
members of the research implementation team,
as participants in a Youth Consultation to
develop research topics and questions and in a
forum for the development of a Youth Advocacy
Statement

4. .
 nearly 50 percent of Tajikistan’s youth rate
education quality as “good,” and more than a
fifth call it “very good”
 86 percent – also want to achieve more
education than they already have
 72 percent of youth surveyed who dropped
out of, or temporarily suspended their
attendance in primary, basic or secondary
school want more education

5.  more than half of youth feel that education system reforms
have led to some degree of improvement
 nearly 40 percent of youth also say they trust Tajikistan’s
Ministry of Education to provide good education quality for all
learners in the country and that it is already “doing a great
job”
 High level of awareness and openness in discussing sensitive
issues like corruption and right to wear hijab

6.  Decrease education costs, and expand financial support to
students, with special attention to the needs of the
economically poorest students, female youth, youth with
special needs and those in single-parent households
 Promote the value of education among parents and youth
alike, emphasizing the rights of both females and males to
complete their education
 Expand opportunities for youth participation in education
decision-making and action for change through Student
Governments and other fora

7.  National launch
 Youth parliament
 School of Volunteers
 Use of YP as a tool in on-going projects in GE
and LSBHE