Country analysis
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In each country page below, you will find a section presenting key education financing indicators, along with our members’ views, reflections, and recommendations on education financing. The key dimensions and indicators tracked annually by the EFO include:
- Government financial effort: Percentage of GDP and national budget allocated to education
- Resource availability: Share of the national education budget relative to the school-age population
- Equity in school access: indicator comparing the wealthiest and poorest quintiles and gender parity index
These indicators are primarily sourced from international databases, enabling consistent annual tracking and analysis — explore more on our methodology here. However, delays in data reporting remain a significant challenge. This gap limits the ability to fully assess current financing efforts and respond promptly to emerging needs — a problem that underscores the importance of stronger national data systems and transparency in education budgeting. This approach nonetheless allows for systematic analysis of trends in government financial effort, resource availability, and equity in school access.
In parallel and at the heart of the EFO, the platform highlights policy reflections and recommendations from GCE national members, which unpack national contexts and provide concrete guidance for advancing education financing reforms. Together, these two dimensions combine broad, comparable evidence with locally grounded insights.