Education for AllWhere are we now?

Catherine JereLaunch of GMR 2013/4

Stockholm, 5th February 2014

EFA goals will not be reached by 2015

Goal 2: Universal primary education 57 million children are out of school, half of whom live

in conflict-affected countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, only 23% of poor, rural girls

complete primary education.

Goal 1: Early childhood care and education 1 in 4 children under 5 suffer from stunting, because of

malnutrition. 50% of young children have access to pre-primary

education, but only 17% in low income countries.

Goal 3: Youth and adult skills

69 million adolescents are out of school. In low income countries, only 37% of adolescents

complete lower secondary education, and only 14% of the poorest.

EFA goals will not be reached by 2015

The number of adolescents out of school declined slowly

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EFA goals will not be reached by 2015

Goal 4: Adult literacy 774 million adults are illiterate, a decline of just 1% since

2000. Almost two-thirds of illiterate adults are women.

Goal 5: Gender parity and equalityThere are fewer than 9 girls for every 10 boys: in 17 countries at primary level in 30 countries at secondary level.

By 2015, many countries will still not have reached the EFA goals

Source: Bruneforth (2013).

Percentage of countries projected to reach a benchmark for five EFA goals by 2015

Globally, 250 million children are failing to learn the basics

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Lack of trained teachers contributes to learning crisis

In one out of three countries, less than three-quarters of teachers are trained to national standards

Disadvantages interact to widen learning disparities

Malawi, 2007Percentage of primary school children who completed primary education and learned basics in reading

Aid to education decreased for the first time in 2011

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Aid to basic education decreased for 19 low income countries in 2011

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D. P. R. Korea.

Comoros

Guinea-Bissau

Chad

Mauritania

Tajikistan

Sierra Leone

Somalia

Madagascar

Liberia

Uganda

Malawi

Tanzania

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Mali

Haiti

Mozambique

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Constant 2011 US$ millions 2010 2011

Filling the $26 billion financing gap for basic education

US $ billion

DAC Aid US $3 billion

Government ex-penditure

US $25 billion

Average annual resources needed to finance basic education (2012-2015)

US $53 billion

Financing gapUS $26 billion

Government:Increase tax base

7.3

Government:Prioritise basic

education7.5

Donors:Prioritise basic

education4.0

Remaining financing

gap3.4Donors:

Reallocate student imputed costs

2.4

Donors:Meet 0.7% target

1.3

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