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<p>The Prime Minister has publicly stated that education, particularly girls’ education,
is a priority for the UK. All UK aid education programmes have a focus on girls and
young women.</p><p>Between 2009 and 2018 DFID’s spend on education doubled from almost
£500 million to nearly £1 billion.</p><p>The latest data, from Statistics on International
Development shows that 7% of total bilateral ODA is spent on bilateral education,
all of which benefits girls. Between 2015 and 2019 DFID supported 14.8 million children
to gain a decent education, of which at least 5.8 million were girls. DFID reaches
and supports girls through our education investment in multilateral, international
and non-governmental organisations, international influencing with other donors, foundations
and non-governmental organisations.</p><p>The UK is also multilaterally the largest
donor to the Global Partnership for Education, Education Cannot Wait and the new International
Finance Facility for Education and we will continue to ensure that these deliver for
the most marginalised girls.</p>
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