Category Archives: Aid

Which are the biggest aid donors to education?

Posted on 30 July 2020 by

The recent new policy paper by the GEM Report shows that aid to each of the three education levels – basic, secondary and upper secondary education – has grown in the latest annual release of data from 2018. The last … Continue reading →

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How much aid is spent on education and where does it go?

Posted on 28 July 2020 by

English / Español While the main message of our new policy paper on the latest figures of levels of aid to education is that COVID-19 is a serious threat to aid recovery, it would be a shame not to give greater … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 poised to set aid to education back by six years

Posted on 10 July 2020 by

A new GEM Report policy paper released today shows that total aid to education reached its highest ever levels in 2018, the latest available year. However, it estimates that global aid is likely to decline by up to US$2 billion … Continue reading →

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What role do foundations play in education?

Posted on 29 October 2019 by

How much are foundations investing in education and where? Who are the main beneficiaries and what difference are they making in education? These are just three of the questions that the GEM Report and the OECD Global Network of Foundations … Continue reading →

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Aid to education falls slightly in 2017, shifts away from primary education

Posted on 14 May 2019 by

In 2017, aid to education totaled US$ 13.2 billion, down 2% or US$288 million compared to 2016. The figures analysed by our team show that the level of aid to education continue to stagnate, growing by only 1% per year … Continue reading →

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Remittances well exceed aid as the most important external finance source for poor countries: let’s make the most of them

Posted on 16 April 2019 by

Next month, the GEM Report will release the breakdown of global aid figures for education in its annual policy paper. But the signs do not look good. ‘Poorest countries bear the brunt as aid levels fall for second successive year’ … Continue reading →

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Aid to pre-primary education: the gap between rhetoric and reality

Posted on 4 April 2019 by

By Professor Pauline Rose, Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge Many donors increasingly voice their recognition of the importance of pre-primary education in their education policy, but few are matching their public … Continue reading →

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Over $1.7 billion committed to education at the Global Citizenship Festival

Posted on 5 December 2018 by

Significant strides were made to #FundEducation at the Global Citizen Festival Mandela 100’ this week, totaling just over US$ 1.7 billion. It is often said that 2019 is the year of education: SDG 4 is going to be reviewed for … Continue reading →

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Refugee education deserves higher priority in aid – but so do the data on it

Posted on 26 September 2018 by

Today at the UNICEF headquarters, as part of events marking the United Nations General Assembly week, a high-level meeting on action for refugee education is being co-led by UNHCR and Save the Children. It is giving prominence to the findings … Continue reading →

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DFID announces continued support to the GEM Report and the UIS

Posted on 26 September 2018 by

By Sarah Hennell, Department for International Development (DFID), UK The UK is leading the call for 12 years of quality education for all girls and boys.  But is it possible to measure the quality of education for all children? Is … Continue reading →

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