Abstract :
At the time of writing, it is not possible to meas ure progress acc urately, or eve nassess the base line status of aid effective ness in the educatio n sector. Twelve target s enroute to the five objectives of the Paris Declaration were set and agree d by the Organiza tio nfor Eco nomic Cooperation and Development (OECD); they were to be meas ured nationallyand monitored internationally . These ind icators, though, are not specific to either the sectoras a whole, or any individual cou ntry . While they provide a useful framework with in which the effec tiveness of aid can be pursued , specifici ty must be demanded at co untry and sector level to maximize the potentia l of harmonized, alig ned, government -owned, acco untable,and results-managed aid. This article takes a step towards addressing this problem, documenting for the first time the sector- and co untry-s peci fic targets and indicators for theeducation sec tor in Malawi .
