The 2021 Global Partnership for Education (GPE) summit that was co-hosted by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London, UK (United Kingdom), announced on 29th July 2021 that it had raised $4 billion from donors and partners through pledges.  

The funding will go into supporting 175 million children in over 90 countries and territories to learn. 

GPE 2021 Summit pledges breakdown 

The 2021 GPE Summit brought together leaders from the business sector, private foundation, and government to help raise the funds. Below is a list of some of the pledges made. 

• The EU pledged $ 830 million (largest donor) (€100 million a year, for 7 years) 
• The UK Government pledged $600 million (largest government donor) 
• Norway pledged $430 
• France pledged €333 million (euros) 
• Islamic Development Bank pledged $200 million 
• Germany pledged €100 million 
• Ireland pledged €60 million 
• Netherlands € 50 million (euros) 
• Arab Coordination Group $40 million 
• Finland pledged €25 million 
• Italy pledged €25 million 
• LEGO foundation pledged $10 million (largest private foundation donor) 
• Dubai Cares (UAE-based global philanthropic organization) pledge total is now $4 million 

G7 leaders jointly pledged at least $2.75 billion 

GPE’s target was to raise at least $ 5 billion in five years. It, therefore, fell $ 1 billion short of the target. 

18 heads of state pledged to spend $192 billion on education domestically by 2025.  

Countries eligible for Global Partnership for Education Support  

 The list of over 90 countries and territories eligible for GPE support includes: 

1.  Afghanistan 

2. Algeria  

3. Angola  

4. Bangladesh  

5. Benin  

6. Bhutan 

7. Bolivia 

8. Burkina Faso 

9. Burundi 

10. Cabo Verde 

11. Cambodia 

12. Cameroon 

13. Central African Rep. 

14. Chad 

15. Comoros 

16. Congo, Republic of 

17. Côte d’Ivoire 

18. Dem. Rep. of Congo 

19. Djibouti 

20. Dominica 

21. Egypt 

22. El Salvador 

23. Eritrea 

24. Eswatini 

25. Ethiopia 

26. Fiji 

27. The Gambia 

28. Ghana 

29. Grenada 

30. Guinea 

31. Guinea-Bissau 

32. Guyana 

33. Haiti 

34. Honduras 

35. India 

36. Indonesia 

37. Kenya 

38. Kiribati 

39. Kyrgyz Republic 

40. Lao PDR 

41. Lesotho 

42. Liberia 

43. Madagascar 

44. Malawi 

45. Maldives 

46. Mali 

47. Marshall Islands 

48. Mauritania 

49. Micronesia, FS 

50. Moldova 

51. Mongolia 

52. Morocco 

53. Mozambique 

54. Myanmar 

55. Nepal 

56. Nicaragua 

57. Niger 

58. Nigeria 

59. Pakistan 

60. Papua New Guinea 

61. Philippines 

62. Rwanda 

63. Saint Lucia 

64. Saint Vincent and   

65. the Grenadines 

66. Samoa 

67. São Tomé   

68. and Principe 

69. Senegal 

70. Sierra Leone 

71. Solomon Islands 

72. Somalia 

73. South Sudan 

74. Sri Lanka 

75. Sudan 

76. Syria 

77. Tajikistan 

78. Tanzania 

79. Timor-Leste 

80. Togo 

81. Tonga 

82. Tunisia 

83. Tuvalu 

84. Uganda 

85. Ukraine 

86. Uzbekistan 

87. Vanuatu 

88. Vietnam 

89. West Bank and Gaza 

90. Yemen 

91. Zambia 

92. Zimbabwe 

About GPE Summit 2021 

The Global Education Summit’s main aim was to bring together the global community to raise funds to support transform education systems in over 90 countries and territories. 

 Source of Data: Global Partnership for Education (GPE)

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