Republic of Haiti Education Management Information Systems SABER Country Report 2017
Summary — This report discusses the results of applying the SABER – Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) tool in Haiti. The objectives of this report are to examine the current system according to key policy areas, identify successes and challenges in the system, and provide recommendations to support the continued advancement of EMIS in Haiti in the future.
Key Findings
- Haiti's enabling environment for EMIS is emerging but requires a comprehensive legal framework beyond the school census.
- System soundness is latent due to the lack of an operational EMIS structure and data integration.
- Data quality is emerging, with basic methodology recorded but limited data accuracy and reliability.
- Utilization for decision making is latent, with international organizations being the main users of education data.
- The MENFP mainly uses the information provided by the school census for budgeting and resource allocation.
Full Description
The Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) is an established tool designed to support countries in systematically examining and strengthening the performance of their education systems. Part of the World Bank’s Education Sector Strategy, SABER uses diagnostic tools for examining education systems and their component policy domains against global standards and best practices and in comparison, with the policies and practices of countries around the world. This report discusses the results of applying the SABER – Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) tool in Haiti. The objectives of this report are to examine the current system according to key policy areas, identify successes and challenges in the system, and provide recommendations to support the continued advancement of EMIS in Haiti in the future.