Since 2002, GPE partners have achieved remarkable results and helped millions more children enroll in school for a quality education. Here are our most important results.
77 million
more children
were in primary school in 2016 in GPE partner countries compared to 2002
US$5.3 billion
in grants
have been allocated since 2003,
including US$2.4 billion
to partner countries affected by fragility and conflict
38% of children were enrolled in pre-primary education
in GPE partner countries in 2016
compared to 19% in 2002
22.2 million
children
have been supported by GPE since 2015
77% of children completed primary school
in GPE partner countries in 2016 compared to 63% in 2002. 52% completed lower secondary compared to 38%
67% of GPE partner countries had as many girls as boys
completing primary school in 2016
compared to 42% in 2002
65% of GPE partner countries have maintained their education budget
at or above 20% of public expenditure or increased their education budget in 2017
46% of GPE partner countries improved equity
for girls, rural and poor children
between 2010 and 2017,
compared to 32% between 2010 and 2014
Close to 25 million textbooks
were distributed,
347,000 teachers
trained
and 3,600 classrooms
built or rehabilitated
with GPE funding in 2018
100% of sector plans
assessed in 2018
met quality standards,
compared to 58% in 2014/15
US$638 million
contributed by donors to GPE in 2018
69 education knowledge products
were disseminated with funding or support by GPE in 2018 compared to 4 in 2015