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Introduction to the National and Regional Mid-Decade Assessment 3literacy, non-formal education, quality – and sub-national variations in the impact of theeducation reforms since the Jomtien Declaration. Who constitute the unreached targetgroups? To whom and how shall EFA address its educational reforms? Who have beenleft out of the Education for All?ObjectivesThe EFA mid-decade assessment intends to assess progress and gaps in theachievement of national and global targets and goals of Education for All, particularlyidentifying inequalities in access, participation and benefits among a diverse range ofstakeholders.Specifically, national and regional activities aim to identify disparities and inequalitieswithin national education systems, identify problems, issues, policies and strategies ofeducation reform in various sub-regions of Asia and the Pacific, and better formulateappropriate policies for attaining EFA by the year 2015.Preparations for EFA Mid-Decade Assessment and Mid-Term Policy ReviewFollowing the Dakar Conference, Strategy 11 of the “International Strategy to put theDakar Framework for Action on Education for All into Operation” (UNESCO 2002)refers to “systematically monitor progress towards EFA goals and strategies at thenational, regional and international levels.” Further, to improve EFA monitoring,partners will cooperate to:●●●●●Improve the quality of data collected in each countryBuild national capacity for data collection and analysisImprove the analysis of EFA progressDevelop measures for the performance of international agencies, bilateralagencies, and NGOs and their partnerships with countriesFacilitate the exchange of information and data collection methods betweencountriesAs a partner in this process and learning from the lessons of the past experience, theOffice of the Regional Advisor for the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) has beenassisting countries for the past three years in the development of national capacity toconduct their own evidence-based policy management, including the capacity toformulate, monitor, evaluate and assess their own policies. To assist countries,UNESCO Bangkok and the UIS Office of the Regional Advisor established theAssessment, Information Systems, Monitoring and Statistics (AIMS) Unit. Thisprogramme initiated a workshop on Capacity-Building for Monitoring and Evaluation ofEducation Development Plans, held in Bangkok from 24 to 29 November 2003. It wasEducation for All: Reaching the Unreached