What we do
Our vision
A quality education for every child
Our mission
To mobilize partnerships and investments that transform education systems in partner countries, leaving no one behind
Our goal
To accelerate access, learning outcomes and gender equality through equitable, inclusive and resilient education systems fit for the 21st century
Transforming education is about creating impact at scale so that every child receives a quality education. GPE helps governments make systemic changes and align resources and funding to deliver education for the most marginalized children, raise learning levels, withstand shocks and adapt to new challenges.
GPE convenes partners around policy dialogue to determine how to best support each country collectively, based on agreed national priorities. It facilitates participation and accountability from all education stakeholders.
Partners
GPE brings together all partners invested in education --lower-income countries, donors, international organizations, civil society, including youth and teacher organizations, the private sector and private foundations-- to transform education systems focusing particularly on the places and people with the greatest needs.
Principles
The GPE Charter enumerates 8 principles for the partnership:
- Education as a public good, a human right and an enabler of other rights
- Focusing our resources on securing learning, equity and inclusion for the most marginalized children and youth, including those affected by fragility and conflict
- Achieving gender equality
- Enabling inclusive, evidence-based policy dialogue that engages national governments, donors, civil society, teachers, philanthropy and the private sector
- Providing support that promotes country ownership and nationally identified priorities, and is linked to country performance in achieving improved equity and learning
- Improving development effectiveness by harmonizing and aligning aid to country systems
- Promoting mutual accountability and transparency across the partnership
- Acting on our belief that inclusive partnership is the most effective means of achieving development results
High-Level Envoys and Advisors for Education
To support GPE’s efforts to leverage partnerships and mobilize resources to tackle the education crisis, GPE appointed High-Level Envoys and Advisors for Education: Serigne Mbaye Thiam, Ruth Kagia and Nesmy Manigat.
They attend events on behalf of GPE, meet with world leaders and partners, advocate for education at the highest levels of government and provide advice to GPE senior management on strategic issues.
Our strategy
GPE 2030 is the partnership’s strategic plan for 2026 to 2030. It charts a clear and ambitious path toward a quality education for all children.
GPE pursues its vision, mission and goal of mobilizing global and national partners and resources for sustainable results through 3 objectives:
- Country-owned priority education reforms effectively implemented, fully integrating gender equality, and inclusion of people with disabilities and refugees, and other marginalized groups based on country context
- Domestic and external financing mobilized to support and sustain the effective implementation of priority reforms
- Reforms driven and sustained by coordinated, effective, inclusive and accountable partnerships, including core system stakeholders.
Partnerships and global commitments
Transforming education requires a collaborative approach involving a diverse range of partners.
GPE supports global initiatives in various areas, including foundational learning, school violence, climate change, refugee education and school nutrition, and works to multiply our collective action to ensure every child can benefit from a quality education.
Champions
Education champions and friends of GPE support access to education and learning for all.
Frequently asked questions
Find quick answers to basic questions about what GPE is, how it works, what it finances and more.
