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Notable results were achieved in education sector planning and domestic financing. GPE also received strong donor support.
96% of education plans assessed in 2016 and 2017 met quality standards compared to 58% in 2014 and 2015.
79% of partner countries increased domestic financing to education or maintained it at 20% or above between 2015 and 2016.
Targets in textbook distribution, teacher training and classroom construction were exceeded in 2017
20 donors contributed US$462 million in FY17 to GPE compared to 13 donors contributing US$250 million in FY16
Despite good progress, challenges remain in partner countries
Challenge
GPE responds
The number of primary and lower secondary out-of-school children increased, in part due to population growth, especially in low-income countries
- Helps partner countries build classrooms, train teachers and provide textbooks
- Provides grants focused on increasing access to basic education
Girls continued to be disadvantaged
- Provides guidance on gender-responsive education sector planning
- Assesses gender aspects of sector plans
- Funds components on gender equality
The lack of trained teachers impacts children's learning
- Studies the supply of trained teachers and their equitable deployment
- Promotes knowledge exchange around teachers
- Collaborates with UNESCO's IIEP-Pôle de Dakar and explores developing guidelines for country-level actors
- Provides grants to help partner countries train teachers
The partnership needs to strengthen and use partner countries' systems – their institutions, human resources, procedures and tools – including annual joint sector reviews
- Developed a roadmap to guide alignment, including engaging with grant agents and promoting good practices
- Provides tools to support effective joint sector reviews
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