A future-ready model

GPE is transforming education financing for long-term sustainability.

To invest in the large-scale reforms needed to get all children learning, partner countries need a fundamental shift: away from short-term, fragmented support to long-term, sustainable investment strategies anchored in domestic resources. GPE 2030 will help partner countries do this:

A future ready model

GPE 2030 will help partner countries transform education financing for long-term sustainability

Meeting the scale of today’s education challenge demands faster, deeper, and more innovative action. GPE 2030 elevates our ambition to harness new partnerships and unlock unprecedented cofinancing to help countries transform their education systems.

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Position education at the heart of national development and fiscal policy

GPE will increase support to governments to embed education in macroeconomic planning, public investment strategies and national dialogue and budget decisions—not as a competing cost but as a core driver of inclusive growth, climate resilience, public health and digital transformation

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Unlock greater domestic financing through stronger incentive and accountability

GPE supports countries to boost the volume, equity and efficiency of education budgets through policy dialogue, results-based financing and better public financial management. GPE 2030 will build on this while expanding support for innovative domestic resource mobilization—including outcome-based funding, climate-linked investments and national tax and levy mechanisms

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Leverage catalytic grants to mobilize complementary finance

GPE will continue to direct most grants to countries with the greatest needs, while deploying more flexible instruments—such as the GPE Multiplier and Debt2Ed—to unlock and align significantly larger volumes of financing, tailored to each country’s ambitions and context. GPE will help countries structure and sequence blended finance aligned with national priorities and fiscal realities, and prioritize education within their public borrowing strategies—responsibly leveraging concessional loans and development bank financing to advance long-term reform.

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Build partnerships and attract private capital

GPE will expand engagement with global and national private sector and philanthropic partners, drawing in their experience and expertise and crowding in new resources. As we bring new partners into the sector, we will ensure their efforts align behind national leadership so investments are deployed where they will have the greatest impact and reach the most marginalized.

Leaving no one behind

GPE 2030 is a shared commitment to:

Drive gender equality

GPE supports countries to design reforms that tackle the root causes of inequality, responding to overlapping factors like poverty, disability and displacement. The Girls’ Education Accelerator provides additional funding to remove barriers to girls’ schooling and learning.

Support learning in conflict, crises and fragility

GPE support ensures learning can continue even in the most challenging contexts, with rapid funding to restart schooling and coordination with humanitarian and development partners. This helps align efforts and bridge the gap between short-term relief and long-term reform to build stronger, more resilient systems.

Adapt education systems for the 21st century

GPE 2030 will help governments design forward-looking reforms, train teachers and harness the power of technology and innovation—including artificial intelligence—to expand access, improve learning and prepare young people for the world beyond school.

Build resilience

GPE 2030 will embed climate resilience in system transformation, helping governments adapt their education systems for a changing world and strengthen climate readiness. We will also leverage our convening power to build synergies between education and climate actors, and help governments unlock climate financing.