A report by the UK parliament’s International Development Committee, examining DFID's work on education, highlights how education is vital in improving lives in developing countries and conflict zones. It called on the United Kingdom to keep its position as a global leader in education and make a significant increase in the amount it spends in this arena as part of its overseas aid.
The report shows that in 2015, the UK's aid budget was about 7% of the total overseas aid spending, down from 10% in 2011 and 2013 and 9% in 2014. Calling DFID’s funding for private education providers into question, the committee recommended that the UK maintain or increase its financial commitment to the Global Partnership for Education at the next replenishment.