The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) brings together the global community every number of years to take stock of progress and raise vital funds for education. GPE helps lower-income countries accelerate change so that every girl and boy can get the quality education they need to unlock their full potential and contribute to building a better world.
The current GPE funding window running to 2025 is as a result of GPE replenishment summit held between July 28 and 29, 2021 in London and was co-hosted by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.
It brought together heads of State and ministers from donor and partner countries. Leaders from businesses and private foundations, representatives from international organizations, development banks, civil society organizations, teachers’ organizations and youth leaders also participated in London and virtually.
In addition to the $4 billion pledged from donors, 19 Heads of State and Government committed to spending at least 20 percent of national budgets on education, rallying behind a political declaration on education financing led by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. Over the next five years, the countries endorsing this statement are committing more than $196 billion in education financing.