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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...
With improved learning, a brighter future awaits for the children of Guyana
With GPE’s support, children in disadvantaged areas of Guyana are building the foundation for better learning.
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

Yidan Prize laureates help make education accessible to more students
January 14, 2019
Yidan Prize laureates help make education accessible to more students
The Yidan Prize recognizes innovative ideas that tackle challenges in education. In 2018, Northwestern University’s Professor Larry V. Hedges, and CEO of online learning platform edX, Professor Anant Agarwal were honored.
5 New Year’s resolutions for the Global Partnership for Education
January 10, 2019
5 New Year’s resolutions for the Global Partnership for Education
As we start 2019, we share some of our New Year’s resolutions to ensure more children are in school and learning.
The top 10 blogs of 2018
December 21, 2018
The top 10 blogs of 2018
In 2018, we published 221 posts and more than 530,000 of you read them. See the top 10 blogs of the year, covering the key topics that GPE works on.
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