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<strong>education</strong> sector where 21% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> total loans was <strong>in</strong>vested. The share <strong>of</strong> higher <strong>education</strong> sub-<br />
sector <strong>in</strong> loans for <strong>education</strong> sector st<strong>and</strong>s at 5% <strong>and</strong> 33% <strong>in</strong> terms <strong>of</strong> number <strong>of</strong> projects: $2.2<br />
billion loans for 28 projects for Indonesian higher <strong>education</strong> <strong>and</strong> two projects are still active. It is<br />
followed by <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es where <strong>the</strong> Bank has <strong>in</strong>vested $16.6 billion <strong>in</strong> 259 <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g $1.6<br />
billion for <strong>education</strong> sector <strong>in</strong> 21 projects. The share <strong>of</strong> higher <strong>education</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> loans st<strong>and</strong>s at<br />
3.7% ($0.57 billion) for eight projects.<br />
The World Bank <strong>in</strong>vestment <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> selected <strong>countries</strong> <strong>of</strong> South East Asia<br />
Country Type All fields Education<br />
Indonesia<br />
Malaysia<br />
Myanmar<br />
The Philipp<strong>in</strong>es<br />
Thail<strong>and</strong><br />
Vietnam<br />
<strong>Higher</strong><br />
<strong>education</strong><br />
Project 464 83 28<br />
Lend<strong>in</strong>g 45566.57 9456.78 2274.89<br />
Project 92 15 5<br />
Lend<strong>in</strong>g 4450.6 1316.2 336.8<br />
Project 34 0 0<br />
Lend<strong>in</strong>g 837.4 0 0<br />
Project 259 21 8<br />
Lend<strong>in</strong>g 16636.06 1620.5 567.4<br />
Project 170 15 4<br />
Lend<strong>in</strong>g 10058.79 738.8 128.9<br />
Project 181 33 8<br />
Lend<strong>in</strong>g 15256.99 3080.03 650.64<br />
Source: Table is produced by <strong>the</strong> research, data from The World Bank 2011, Lend<strong>in</strong>g unit is <strong>in</strong> Million US$<br />
Table 22 The World Bank <strong>in</strong>vestment <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> selected <strong>countries</strong> <strong>of</strong> South East Asia<br />
Projects for <strong>Higher</strong> Education<br />
Active First Last<br />
2 Dec-78 Jul-07<br />
0 May-82 Mar-93<br />
0 … …<br />
0 Oct-64 Feb-00<br />
0 May-72 Jun-96<br />
3 Aug-98 Jun-10<br />
Malaysia, Indonesia <strong>and</strong> Vietnam spent 7.5%, 4.9% <strong>and</strong> 4.2% respectively on higher <strong>education</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> total loans for <strong>education</strong> sector. Here one th<strong>in</strong>g is worth mention<strong>in</strong>g that <strong>the</strong>re is no<br />
<strong>in</strong>vestment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bank <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>education</strong> sector <strong>in</strong> Myanmar. Likewise <strong>the</strong> Bank is no <strong>in</strong>vest<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>the</strong> higher <strong>education</strong> <strong>of</strong> Malaysia, <strong>the</strong> Philipp<strong>in</strong>es <strong>and</strong> Thail<strong>and</strong> for <strong>the</strong> last decade or more as<br />
<strong>the</strong>re is no dem<strong>and</strong> from <strong>the</strong> <strong>countries</strong> (The World Bank, 2010)<br />
The Bank is no more <strong>in</strong>vest<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> higher <strong>education</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> selected three <strong>countries</strong> <strong>of</strong> East<br />
Asia. Two <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se <strong>countries</strong>, Japan <strong>and</strong> South Korea; have graduated <strong>in</strong> 1965 <strong>and</strong> 2001<br />
respectively as <strong>the</strong>y do not need any assistance from <strong>the</strong> Bank <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>y st<strong>and</strong>s <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> donors list.<br />
Whereas <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a <strong>the</strong> Bank is still <strong>in</strong>vest<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> different fields: <strong>the</strong> Bank has <strong>in</strong>vested<br />
$51.7billion <strong>in</strong> 441 projects <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g 4.4billion for 40 projects <strong>in</strong> <strong>education</strong> sectors, 19 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m<br />
were for <strong>the</strong> higher <strong>education</strong> sector. The Bank is no more <strong>in</strong>vest<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>ese higher<br />
<strong>education</strong>; <strong>the</strong> last <strong>in</strong>vestment was approved <strong>in</strong> 1999 for a project named “<strong>Higher</strong> Education