Pledge for 2018-2021
DKK1,231,750,000 *
Share of 2018-2020 pledges
8.03%
Total contributions to GPE
US$550,565,225
Share of total contributions
8.28%
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January 08, 2021
The series of interviews "5 reasons for $5 billion" showcases GPE partners and education supporters who discuss their reasons for supporting increased investments in education globally, and in GPE in...
December 16, 2020
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September 16, 2020
On September 9, GPE brought together political leaders from Denmark, Sierra Leone and Norway and youth activists to discuss the importance of ensuring that girls and other vulnerable groups are not left...
Aid to education
Danish foreign aid and international development funds are managed by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA).
Denmark’s priorities for development cooperation in education include:
- Education for the marginalized
- Education in fragile contexts
- Access to quality education
- Gender equality
In 2017, the top recipients of basic education ODA disbursement were: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Myanmar and Nigeria.
* Denmark's pledge goes through to 2021, and the share of its pledge to total pledges takes this additional year into account.
Where there is education, there is hope. Every child has a right to education, every child has a right to hope. The Global Partnership for Education plays an absolutely indispensable part in delivering education and delivering hope.
Martin Bille Hermann
Former State Secretary for Development Policy, Denmark
February 2018
Former State Secretary for Development Policy, Denmark
February 2018
Denmark and GPE
Denmark hosted the first-ever GPE Replenishment Conference in November 2011.
Denmark sits on the Finance and Risk Committee.
Last updated November 04, 2020