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Sub-Saharan African countries spent 3.6 times more on debt than education
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18 of the most indebted countries spent five times the amount on debt that they did on education
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Sri Lanka spent up to 16 times more on debt servicing than on education
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Low- and lower-middle-income countries have already lost 21% of the education aid they received in 2023
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Education aid could decline by up to 30% by 2027
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Afghanistan, Mali, Niger, and Liberia have already lost more than 40% of education aid in three years
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Aid to education dropped by $600 million (£470 million) in 2024 due to US and European cuts
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56 countries spent almost a fifth of their total revenue on debt servicing last year, per Debt Justice
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UNESCO's education division director is Min Jeong Kim
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Tim Jones is policy director at Debt Justice, a UK-based campaign group
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113 developing countries spent more on servicing foreign debt than on education in 2025, according to Unesco research
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In sub-Saharan Africa, countries spent 3.6 times more on debt than on education
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18 of the most indebted countries spent five times the amount on debt as on education
cred 7.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
Low- and lower-middle-income countries have lost 21% of their aid to education compared to 2023 levels
cred 7.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
Aid to education could decline by up to 30% by 2027
cred 7.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
56 countries spent almost a fifth of their total revenue on debt servicing, per Debt Justice
cred 7.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
Repayments by poorer countries hit a 35-year high last year, per Debt Justice
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Aid cuts by the US and Europe caused education funding to drop by $600m (£470m) in 2024
cred 7.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
In 2025, more was spent servicing foreign debt than on education in 113 developing countries, according to a Unesco report.
cred 7.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
Eighteen of the most indebted countries spent five times the amount on debt as on education.
cred 7.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
Low- and lower-middle-income countries have already lost 21% of aid to education they received in 2023.
cred 7.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
According to Debt Justice (a UK-based campaign group), repayments by poorer countries hit a 35-year high last year.
cred 7.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
56 countries spent almost a fifth of their total revenue on servicing loans, per Debt Justice.
cred 7.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
US and European aid cuts caused education funding to drop by $600m (£470m) in 2024.
cred 7.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
113 developing countries spent more on servicing foreign debt than on education in 2025, per Unesco research
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In sub-Saharan Africa, countries spent 3.6 times more on debt than education
cred 6.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
18 of the most indebted countries spent five times the amount on debt compared to education
cred 6.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
Sri Lanka spent up to 16 times more on debt servicing than education
cred 6.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
Low- and lower-middle-income countries have lost 21% of education aid they received in 2023
cred 6.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
Aid to education could drop by up to 30% by 2027, per Unesco
cred 6.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
Afghanistan, Mali, Niger, and Liberia have each lost more than 40% of education aid in three years
cred 6.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
According to Debt Justice (UK-based campaign group), 56 countries spent almost a fifth of their total revenue on debt servicing last year
cred 6.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
Debt repayments by poorer countries hit a 35-year high last year, per Debt Justice
cred 6.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
Aid cuts by the US and Europe caused education funding to drop by $600 million (£470 million) in 2024
cred 6.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
Min Jeong Kim is director of Unesco's education division
cred 6.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju
Tim Jones is policy director at Debt Justice
cred 6.0[1]Fri, 10 Ju