Total contributions to GPE
US$7,548,769
Share of total contributions
0.13%
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August 16, 2018
A report sponsored by Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs urges Finland to step up and take a more active role in addressing the learning crisis in developing countries.
June 26, 2018
Joining hands with other donors to improve the quality of education in Ethiopia, GPE pledged US$100 million to the country, particularly for elementary education.
November 02, 2017
At a high-level event with education ministers, held during the 39 session of the UNESCO General Conference, two ministerial panel examined how greater accountability can benefit funding for education, and...
Aid to education
The Department for Development Policy in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs handles Finland’s international development policy, development cooperation policy and development and humanitarian financing.
The priority areas for development cooperation in education include:
- global education
- the rights of children and youth
- education from early childhood development through higher education
- employment
- capacity building of educational institutions
- promoting children’s right to childhood and education
- combating child labor
In 2017, the top recipients of basic education ODA disbursement were: Mozambique, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Uganda, Afghanistan, Myanmar.
Last updated May 27, 2019