Key findings from the 2013 Results for Learning report published by the Global Partnership for Education

1. FACING THE
CHALLENGES
OF DATA,
FINANCING
AND
FRAGILITY

2. The number of developing country partners in
GPE keeps increasing
59
60
54
50
46
Number of developing-country partners
44
40
40
36
33
28
30
19
20
13
11
10
7
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2
2010
2011
2012
2013

3. In GPE developing partner
countries…..
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4. …the average primary completion rate is on the
rise
80
78
75
75
72
70
Percent
65
64
60
58
55
53
50
Girls
Boys
Total
45
40
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Source: GPE compilation based on data of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (database), Montreal, http://www.uis.unesco.org.
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5. …the share of out-of-school children of
primary-school age declined
50
Share of out-of-school children (%)
45
45
40
39
35
34
30
27
25
24
21
20
15
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Total
2005
2006
2007
Girls
2008
Boys
Source: Estimates of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
5
2009
2010
2011

6. … the rate of lower secondary school
completion rate improved
50
47
45
44
40
Percent
40
35
33
30
30
26
Girls
Boys
Total
25
20
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Source: GPE compilation based on data of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (database), Montreal, http://www.uis.unesco.org.
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7. …. improving learning outcomes
remain a challenge
180 million children in GPE partner countries
Children that reach
grade 4 without
learning
80
43
Children that do not
reach grade 4
57
Children that reach
grade 4 and learn the
basics
Source: Estimates from the Education for All Global Monitoring Report Team
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8. … fragile and conflict affected countries
(FCAC) make slower progress
Primary Completion Rate
90
87
85
80
75
Percent
75
70
68
66
65
60
58
55
52
GPE FCAC partners
50
GPE non-FCAC partners
45
All GPE developing-country partners
40
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Source: GPE calculations based on UNESCO Institute for Statistics (database), Montreal
8
2009
2010
2011

9. … budget resources allocated to education
have improved
Share of public expenditure on education in the total public
expenditure (%)
18.2
18.5
18
17.5
17
16.5
15.8
16
15.5
15
14.5
2000
2011
Source: GPE compilation based on UNESCO Institute for Statistics (database)
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10. But challenges remain...
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11. The share of primary education in public
education expenditure is declining
Primary education expenditures as % of total public education
expenditures
54
52
51
50
48
46
44
44
42
40
38
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Source: GPE compilation based on UNESCO Institute for Statistics (database)
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2008
2009
2010
2011

12. Aid to education is decreasing
Total Official Development Assistance to Education (US$ billion)
18.0
16.2
16.0
15.2
13.4
Constant 2011 US$ billions
14.0
14.4
13.5
12.8
14.4
12.5
12.0
12.5
2010-2011
10.0
Commitments – 15.8%
9.7
9.2
8.0
Disbursements - 6.3%
6.7
6.0
4.0
2.0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Source: GPE compilation based on OECD Data Lab (database)
Calculations include include DAC countries, multilateral donors, non-DAC countries (Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates), and private donors (Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation). Percentage changes calculated for amounts in constant 2011 US dollars.
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