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NEW @GEMReport @UNESCO paper for the #SpringMeetings calculates that there is an almost 100 billion USD finance gap for countries to achieve their #SDG4 national education targets. #FundEducation Bit.ly/FundSDG4
- Even if aid were to double and if education were to be prioritized further in donors’ portfolios, there would still be a dramatic shortfall, says the new @GEMReport @UNESCO paper. #FundEducation Read more: Bit.ly/FundSDG4
- The @GEMReport highlights the need to prioritise education in donor portfolios in order to fill the financing gap for countries to reach their #SDG4 benchmark education targets. #FundEducation Read more: Bit.ly/FundSDG4
The number of teachers and classrooms will need to increase rapidly, and more than double in the case of pre-primary education if low- and lower-middle-income countries are to reach their #SDG4 education benchmark targets, according to the new @GEMReport @UNESCO paper. #FundEducation Read more: Bit.ly/FundSDG4
The upfront investment to connect all schools to the grid, install a good internet connection, provide shared school devices, and tailor digital learning would cost USD 225 billion, according to a new @GEMReport @UNESCO paper. #FundEducation Read more: Bit.ly/FundSDG4
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A new GEM Report UNESCO paper reveals that the annual finance gap for low- and lower-middle-income countries to achieve their national #SDG4 education targets is $97 billion.
The paper titled "Can countries afford their national SDG 4 benchmarks?" was launched to mark an event this week at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, where education and finance ministers gathered. It highlights that even with ambitious domestic revenue mobilization assumptions, low- and lower-middle-income countries' benchmark targets are unaffordable.
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