Global Partnership for Education c/o World Bank

Published purpose

In order to achieve the second Millennium Development Goal (MDG 2 – achieve universal primary education by 2015), the Education For All – Fast Track Initiative (EFA-FTI) was launched in 2002. The creation of the EFA-FTI marked the first global compact on education with the aim of helping low-income countries accelerate progress towards universal primary education. In September 2011, the EFA-FTI changed its name to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). The GPE is expected to support developing countries around the world to decrease the number of out-of-school children, increase school enrolment rates, especially among girls, improve primary completion rates, and increase domestic investment in education. In 2011, the GPE streamlined the Catalytic Fund (education plan implementation investments) and Education Program Development Fund (EPDF) (education plan development investments) into one fund, the GPE Fund, which reduces the administrative burden for both the GPE Secretariat and donors. The GPE Fund continues to offer grants for the development and subsequent implementation of education plans. As of 2011, financial support for the GPE Secretariat is also drawn from the GPE Fund.