Southeast Asia is home to varying degrees of autonomy in education service delivery. Countries in the region also vary in their public investment in education, education policy development, and community involvement in education. Improving the quality of basic education to ensure students acquire foundational literacy and numeracy remains an urgent priority across Southeast Asia, prompting a host of education reforms, programs, and non-governmental and non-profit organization-supported interventions.

Co-hosted by ADBI, the Asian Development Bank, and ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, this conference featured new research examining the quality of basic education in Southeast Asia, related policy challenges, and potential solutions. It particularly focused on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on basic education in the region and ways to address them.

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