The latest analysis from global children’s charity Theirworld reveals that aid to post-secondary education, which it says primarily benefits those from wealthier backgrounds, is 37 times larger than spending on pre-primary education.
Based upon data reported by donors to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), It tracks whether donors are meeting TheirWorld’s recommended target of investing at least 10 per cent of their education aid budget on pre-primary education.
The analysis provides an update to the charity’s 2021 report, ‘A Better Start?’, which ranked donors’ performance on pre-primary education and early childhood development, with data up to 2019.
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