Pledge for 2018-2020 replenishment
GBP249,000,000
Share of 2018-2020 pledges
14.60%
Total contributions to GPE
US$1,193,985,995
Share of total contributions
20.05%
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Aid to education
The Department for International Development (DFID) is responsible for managing U.K. development policy. DFID is among the largest funders of primary education in the OECD DAC.
The priorities for the U.K.’s development cooperation in education are:
- Access to a basic education cycle of primary and lower secondary, particularly in countries affected by fragility and conflict
- Girls’ education and their transition to secondary schooling
- Quality of teaching and learning, particularly for basic literacy and numeracy
- Skills to link young people to opportunities, jobs and growth
In 2017, the top recipients of basic education ODA disbursement were: Bangladesh, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan and Tanzania.
We believe in the Global Partnership for Education, which is why the UK has made the largest overall contribution to it for the last 15 years...Unless every child can reach their full potential, humanity never will.
Penny Mordaunt
Former U.K. Secretary of State for International Development – February 2018
Former U.K. Secretary of State for International Development – February 2018
The United Kingdom and GPE
The United Kingdom sits on the Strategy and Impact Committee and the Coordinating Committee. The U.K. chairs the Grants and Performance Committee.
Last updated August 25, 2019