Improving learning and equity

through stronger education systems

Education is key to all Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

1

Clean water &

sanitation

6

Affordable & clean energy

7

Reduced inequalities

Sustainable cities

11

Life below water

14 Life on land

15Peace and

justice

16

Partnerships for the goals

17

Zero hunger

2

Good health &

well being

3

Quality education

4Gender equality

5

Industry, innovation & infrastructure

9

Decent work &

economic growth

8

Responsible consumption & production

12

Climate action

1310

What is the Global Partnership for Education?

GPE is a multi-stakeholder partnership and fund to:

Expand inclusive, equitable quality learning

Strengthen education systems

Improve return on investment in education

Promote government leadership & donor harmonization

Our vision is the SDG for education

Vision

To ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Mission

To mobilize global and national efforts to contribute to the achievement of equitable quality education and learning for all, through inclusive partnership, a focus on efficient and effective education systems, and increased financing.

Our principles

Resources focused on the most marginalized and those affected by fragility and conflict

Gender equality

Country ownership & nationally identified priorities

Development effectiveness

Mutual accountability & increased transparency

Inclusive partnership

1 Education is a public good, a human right and an enabler of other rights

2

Inclusive, evidence-based policy dialogue

3

4

5

6

7

8

GPE partners

Low- and lower-middle income

countries

Donor countries

International organizations

and development

banks

Private sector companies

and philanthropic foundations

Civil society organizations

Teachers organizations

7 partner developing countries in 2002

67 partner developing countries now

7

67

Countries

2002

2019

What we do

GLOBAL LEVEL

Mobilize financing

International coordination

Knowledge broker

Advocacy

Results-focused financing

Better sector planning

Improving policy dialogue & mutual accountability

3 strategic goals

Increased equity, gender equality and inclusion

Effective and efficient education systems

Improved and more equitable learning outcomes

1 2 3

5 strategic objectives

Mobilize more and better financing

Build a strongerpartnership

Strengthen education sector planning and policy implementation

Support mutual accountability, inclusive policy dialogue and monitoring

Ensure efficient and effective delivery of GPE support

Country levelGlobal level

Strengthen education sector planning and policy implementation

Support mutual accountability, inclusive policy dialogue and monitoring

Ensure efficient and effective delivery of GPE support

1 2 3

Mobilize more and better financing

Build a stronger partnership

4 5

Country level

Globallevel

Theory of change of GPE 2020

ImpactGlobal-LevelOutputs

Country-Level Outputs

OBJECTIVE 1Strengthen sector planning and policy implementation

OBJECTIVE 2Support mutual accountability through inclusive policy dialogue and monitoring

OBJECTIVE 3Ensure efficient and effective delivery of GPE financing

OBJECTIVE 4Mobilize more and better financing

OBJECTIVE 5Build a stronger partnership

GOAL 1Improved and more equitable learning outcomes

GOAL 2Increased equity, gender equality and inclusion

Intermediate Outcomes

GOAL 3Effective and efficient education systems

Results framework for GPE 2020

12 core indicators; 37 indicators in total

Trend-based learning outcomes indicator

GPE2020

Monitors 3 goals and 5 objectives

Builds on available data and will include SDG indicators

more and better funding

domestic andexternal

south-southlearning

research and better data

improvedsector planning

strongerpolitical will

supportingnational plans

joint sectorreviews

expertiseand supplies

finance andadvocacy

acceleratedemergencyfunding

transitionalplanning

More childrenlearning

How GPE builds stronger education systems

The GPE model at the country level

Government-owned process

Local Education

Group

Sector-level process Education sector analysis

Education sector planning

Education sector plan (ESP) adoptedESP monitoring

and sector reviews

Evaluation

Initial GPE dialogue around funding model requirements

ESP endorsement

ESP appraisal

Development, quality review and approval of grant program

Grant implementation and monitoring

GPE support to government processes

Grant-level process

ESP implementation

Grant reporting, evaluation, and lessons learned

ESPIGEducation sector

program implementation

grant

PDGprogram

development grant

ESPDGEducation sector plan

development grant

Targeted funding

Poor countries with high rate of out-of-schoolchildren

Countries affected by fragility and conflict

Focus on quality, equity and efficiency

GPE’s financing and funding framework

LEVERAGE LEVERAGE

Education Sector Funding

Knowledge and Innovation

Exchange

Advocacy and Accountability

Support

GPE Multiplier

GPE FUND

STRONG EDUCATION SYSTEMS

EQUITABLE LEARNING FOR ALL CHILDREN

GPE 2020 Strategic Plan

Financing unlocked by GPE:Multilateral Development Banks & Development Partners, Private Investment

Domestic Financing

Public|Private

Results-based financing

linked to results in equity, efficiency,

learning outcomes

linked to requirements of quality sector plan, data plan and

domestic finance

70%

30%

Allocate for need, fund for performance

The GPE Multiplier

GPE Multiplier financing incentivizes low and lower-middle income countries to leverage additional funding from external sources: multilateral development banks, development partners and private investment

Eligibility for GPE support

89 countries home to 870 million school-aged children

Representing 78% of world’s out-of-school children

22OTHER LOWER

MIDDLE-INCOME

COUNTRIES

19VULNERABLE

LOWER MIDDLE-INCOME

COUNTRIES

48LOW-INCOMECOUNTRIES & SMALL ISLAND

AND LANDLOCKEDDEVELOPING

STATES

The partnership

Developing countries6 seats

Donor partners6 seats

Multilateral agencies

3 seats

GPE Board composition

Private sectorand foundations

1 seat

Civil societyorganizationsand teaching profession

3 seats

Our governance reflects the inclusiveness of the partnership

Secretariat: provides administrativeand operational support

Governments and development partners: implementation, financial supervision, governance and monitoring of GPE grants & education sector plans

Board of Directors: sets overall policies and strategies, financial risk management, mobilizes political support (19 constituencies represented)

Achieving results: More children in school and learning

of children enrolled in pre-primary education

in 2016

compared to 19% in 2002

more children were in primary school in 2016 in

partner countries

compared to 2002

38%77 million

of children completed primary school and 52%

completed lower secondary school in 2016,

compared to 63% and 38%

respectively in 2002

77%

Achieving results: More financing for education

of partner countries have increased their education

budget or maintained it at or above 20% of public

spending in 2016

almost80%

US$4.9 billion in GPE grants

allocated since 2003, including 60% to partner

countries affected by fragility and conflict

US$4.9B

Donor contributions to GPE almost doubled from

FY16 to FY17, from US$250 million

to US$462 million

US$462 million

Achieving results in countries affected by conflict and crisis

Primarycompletion rate

in 2016,

compared to 56% in 2000

Lower secondarycompletion rate in

2016 compared to 38% in 2002

68% 43%

in accelerated financing

to ensure educationcontinues during

crisis in 6 countries

US$44.5M

From humanitarian relief to development: Bridging the divide

Education sector plan

Transitional education plan

Emergency plan

DevelopmentRecoveryEmergency/Early recovery

Gender equality strategy: a pivotal shift

Broadens ambition from a focus on girls’ education to achieving gender equality in and through education

Looks beyond gender parity in numbers to gender equality throughout the education system

Includes a focus on boys where they may be disadvantaged, also women and men within the education system

Provides support to integrate gender equality into education sector plans

Works across sectors to optimize impact

Gender Equality Policy and Strategy 2016-2020

Increase gender equality in access, participation and learning for all girls and boys

Improve gender equality in education systems

Strengthen gender equality in education sector policy and planning processes

Ensure robust execution of commitment to gender equality across the partnership

Gender Equality PolicyGender Equality

Strategy 2016-2020 Gender Equality

Annual Action Plans

GPE 2020

AIM 1 AIM 2 AIM 3 AIM 4

Areas of action to implement the gender equality strategy

Mainstreaming gender

equality into GPEoperations and

frameworks

Strengthening capacity of Secretariat, Board and Committees to lead on gender equality

Gender-responsive sector analysis, planning and

implementation

Coordinating across sectors to advance gender

equality in education

Monitoring and

reporting on gender

equality results

Knowledge production, exchange, and

management on gender equality

Results in gender equality

additional girls were enrolled in

school

75

57% 35%

41 million

Between 2002 and 2016:

% 50%

Primary school completion rate for girls

Lower-secondary school completion

rate for girls

Hosted by Presidents Sall and Macron

GPE Global Ambassador Rihannaattended

10 heads of state, 100 ministers, 1200+ participants

US$110 billion for 2018-2020 committed by developing countries

US$2.3 billion pledged by donors to the GPE Fund

Growing political support

GPE Financing Conference February 2018

Thank you

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