Improving educational outcomes for children in low-income countries: how the progress and pitfalls of modernizing Edo State’s education provide lessons for the future

The report is organized into six main sections. The first section provides an overview of the context in Edo. Section two summarized the central interventions part of EdoBESST and how they are based on the available evidence. Section three assesses the impact of interventions in terms of outputs and learning outcomes. Section four focuses on some of the political economy of the reforms, including the importance of commitment, leadership, and financing. Section four reviews the implementation of EdoBEST, evaluating critical aspects such as the implementation modality and scalability of the program. Finally, section five offers conclusions and identifies key lessons learned.