Submitted narrative report for GRALE 1
0 = no
1 = yes

1 = Sub-Saharan Africa
2 = Arab States
3 = Central Asia
4 = East Asia and the Pacific
5 = South and West Asia
6 = North America and Western Europe
7 = Central and Eastern Europe
8 = Latin America and the Caribbean

GNI Group (PPP), http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.CD
1 = Low income
2 = Lower middle income
3 = Upper middle income
4 = High income
9 = no data

1.1. Does your country have an official definition of ALE?
1 = Yes
2 = No

1.2. Has the official definition of ALE changed since 2009?
A1 = No
A2 = Yes, a little
A3 = Yes, a lot

[Youth education and ALE are are seen part of an integrated whole.] 1.4. Would your country’s ALE stakeholders agree or disagree with the following statements?We are not asking for your personal views.
A1 = disagree
A2 = tend to disagree
A3 = tend to agree
A4 = agree

[Adult literacy] 1.5.1. What areas does it cover?
0 = Not selected
1 = Yes

2.1. Overall, would you say that since 2009 your country …
A1 = has regressed on ALE policy?
A2 = is at the same level as in 2009?
A3 = has made significant progress on ALE policy?

2.3. Does your country have a policy framework to recognize, validate and accredit non-formal and informal learning?
A1 = Yes, a policy framework existed before 2009
A2 = Yes, a policy framework was developed after 2009
A3 = No

3.2. Since 2009, has your government consulted stakeholders and civil society about the formulation, implementation and evaluation of ALE policies?
A1 = No, and there is no plan to do so
A2 = Not yet, but the government plans to do so
A3 = Yes

4.1. What percentage of public education spending currently goes to ALE?
A1 = 0 – 0.4%
A2 = 0.5% – 0.9%
A3 = 1% – 1.9%
A4 = 2% – 3.9%
A5 = 4% or more
A6 = Do not know

4.2. Between 2009 and 2014, public spending on ALE as a proportion of public education spending in my country has
A1 = increased
A2 = stayed about the same
A3 = decreased
A4 = Do not know

4.3. Does the government plan to increase or decrease spending on ALE?
A1 = Plans to increase
A2 = Plans to stay about the same
A3 = Plans to decrease
A4 = Do not know

5.1. Since 2009 and for the adult population overall, the participation rate (%) in ALE has…
A1 = Increased
A2 = Stayed about the same
A3 = Decreased
A4 = Do not know – this information is not available

[Overall] 5.2. What differences are there between women and men in terms of their participation rates (%) in ALE programmes?
A1 = Women participate more
A2 = Men participate more
A3 = Equal participation

[Migrants and refugees from other countries] 5.3. For each of the following groups, how has ALE participation since 2009 changed?
A1 = decreased
A2 = no change
A3 = increased
A4 = do not know

6.3. Are initial, pre-service qualifications a requirement to teach in ALE programmes?
A1 = Yes, in all cases
A2 = Yes, in some cases
A3 = No

A1 = Yes, with sufficient capacity
A2 = Yes, but inadequate capacity
A3 = No

1.2. Has the official definition of ALE changed since 2009?
1 = No
2 = Yes, a little
3 = Yes, a lot

[Youth education and ALE are are seen part of an integrated whole.] 1.4. Would your country’s ALE stakeholders agree or disagree with the following statements?We are not asking for your personal views.
1 = disagree
2 = tend to disagree
3 = tend to agree
4 = agree

2.1. Overall, would you say that since 2009 your country …
1 = has regressed on ALE policy?
2 = is at the same level as in 2009?
3 = has made significant progress on ALE policy?

2.3. Does your country have a policy framework to recognize, validate and accredit non-formal and informal learning?
1 = Yes, a policy framework existed before 2009
2 = Yes, a policy framework was developed after 2009
3 = No

3.2. Since 2009, has your government consulted stakeholders and civil society about the formulation, implementation and evaluation of ALE policies?
1 = No, and there is no plan to do so
2 = Not yet, but the government plans to do so
3 = Yes

4.1. What percentage of public education spending currently goes to ALE?
1 = 0 – 0.4%
2 = 0.5% – 0.9%
3 = 1% – 1.9%
4 = 2% – 3.9%
5 = 4% or more
6 = Do not know

4.2. Between 2009 and 2014, public spending on ALE as a proportion of public education spending in my country has
1 = increased
2 = stayed about the same
3 = decreased
4 = Do not know

4.3. Does the government plan to increase or decrease spending on ALE?
1 = Plans to increase
2 = Plans to stay about the same
3 = Plans to decrease
4 = Do not know

5.1. Since 2009 and for the adult population overall, the participation rate (%) in ALE has…
1 = Increased
2 = Stayed about the same
3 = Decreased
4 = Do not know – this information is not available

[Overall] 5.2. What differences are there between women and men in terms of their participation rates (%) in ALE programmes?
1 = Women participate more
2 = Men participate more
3 = Equal participation

[Migrants and refugees from other countries] 5.3. For each of the following groups, how has ALE participation since 2009 changed?
1 = decreased
2 = no change
3 = increased
4 = do not know

6.3. Are initial, pre-service qualifications a requirement to teach in ALE programmes?
1 = Yes, in all cases
2 = Yes, in some cases
3 = No

1 = Yes, with sufficient capacity
2 = Yes, but inadequate capacity
3 = No