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GPE partners have achieved remarkable results and helped millions more children enroll in school for a quality education.

77 million more children were in primary school in 2016 in partner countries compared to 2002
77 million
more children
were in primary school in 2016 in partner countries compared to 2002
76% of children completed primary school in 2015 in partner countries compared to 63% in 2002
76%
of children
completed primary school in 2015 in partner countries compared to 63% in 2002
66% of partner countries had as many girls as boys completing primary school in 2016 compared to 42% in 2002
66%
of partner countries
had as many girls as boys completing primary school in 2016 compared to 42% in 2002
96% of education sector plans assessed in 2016/17 met quality standards compared to 58% in 2014/15
96%
of education sector plans
assessed in 2016/17 met quality standards compared to 58% in 2014/15
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Our impact

Burkina Faso: Better teaching for a brighter future
Binta Ilboudo has been a teacher in Burkina Faso for 13 years. She is one of the first teachers in the country to have been trained in the modernized curriculum, created with GPE support, and to use...
Realizing the joy of learning math in Niger
In their own words, children in Niger share their thoughts about learning math.
Going back to school in Yemen
In Yemen, the ongoing conflict and the devastating consequences of forced displacement, and damaged and occupied school buildings have disrupted the education of millions of children. GPE and UNICEF...
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Focus areas

Explore our priority areas to achieve our vision of inclusive and equitable quality education for all
Children with disabilities
Children with disabilities
Countries affected by fragility and conflict
Countries affected by fragility and conflict
Development effectiveness
Development effectiveness
Early childhood care and education
Early childhood care and education
Girls’ education and gender equality
Girls’ education and gender equality
Knowledge and Innovation Exchange
Knowledge and Innovation Exchange
Out-of-school children
Out-of-school children
Teaching and learning
Teaching and learning

Our latest blogs

Kenya: Putting education at the center of development
March 20, 2019
Kenya: Putting education at the center of development
Since 2005, the Global Partnership for Education has supported Kenya’s impressive progress toward getting all children into school and learning. That progress, in turn, has advanced the country’s overall economic and social development.
How to help children learn to read better around the world
March 19, 2019
How to help children learn to read better around the world
A new massive online open course launched on March 11 to help children who have difficulty with learning to read.
In Burkina Faso, girls speak out against the security and learning crises
March 18, 2019
In Burkina Faso, girls speak out against the security and learning crises
In focus: Girls' education and gender equality
GPE CEO Alice Albright met with young education activists who are calling on G7 and world leaders to act.
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