Partner since:
Total grant support: US$179,705,715
Grant eligibility:
Education sector plan
Objective: Contribute to better planning, coordination and implementation of the education programs in alignment with national aspirations
Coordinating agency: British High Commission, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
GPE Team lead: Daisuke Kanazawa
Bangladesh’s education system caters to about 40 million students. Learning is offered through both formal and non-formal channels.
The 2020 Education sector analysis reports that the country has achieved near-universal primary education enrollment with gender parity. The net enrollment rate was 98% in 2018.
Since the influx of refugees from Myanmar, the government has led the humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar. The district historically had some of the lowest primary education indicators in the country. Initially, school attendance rates fell, especially for girls, and dropout rates increased across the district.
By 2018, enrollment had significantly improved in the district, to a net enrollment rate of 94.6% compared to the national average 98%. However, only 60% of children and youth aged 12 to 24 reported having completed primary school in Teknaf and 75% in Ukhiya.
Due to government restrictions and policy directives, Rohingya children are only allowed informal education, and it must adhere to the Guideline for Informal Education Program.
Of all Rohingya refugees, 51% are children under the age of 18. Despite significant progress over the last two years, more than 30% of Rohingya children and youth aged 3 to 24 still require access to education. 83% of adolescents aged 15 to 18 lack access to educational or skills development activities.
(data as of November 28, 2023)
Type: Accelerated funding
Years: 2023 - 2024
Allocation: US$10,780,000
Utilization: US$356,800
Grant agent: UNICEF
Sustain and accelerate current efforts of the Government of Bangladesh and education partners under phase II of the project ‘Reaching Out-of-School Children’ to ensure forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals and host community children affected by the humanitarian crisis in Cox’s Bazar district have access to quality education and skills development opportunities through alternative and remote-based learning platforms.
Type: Program implementation
Years: 2022 - 2024
Allocation: US$53,900,000
Utilization: US$2,725,112
Grant agent: WB
Strengthen links between primary and junior secondary education, including technical and vocational education, and primary and junior secondary level madrasah.
Type: COVID-19
Years: 2021 - 2022
Allocation: US$15,000,000
Utilization: US$14,189,352
Grant agent: WB
Type: Program development
Years: 2020 - 2021
Allocation: US$294,975
Utilization: US$286,160
Grant agent: WB
Type: Sector plan development
Years: 2019 - 2021
Allocation: US$465,000
Utilization: US$465,000
Grant agent: UNESCO
Type: Accelerated funding
Years: 2018 - 2022
Allocation: US$8,332,407
Utilization: US$8,332,407
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Program implementation
Years: 2016 - 2018
Allocation: US$90,833,333
Utilization: US$90,833,333
Grant agent: WB
Type: Program development
Years: 2015
Allocation: US$100,000
Utilization: US$99,550
Grant agent: WB
As part of its investment in civil society advocacy and social accountability efforts, GPE’s Education Out Loud fund is supporting:
