Partner since:
Total grant support: US$8,621,675
Grant eligibility:
Partnership Compact
Priority: Improve the inclusion and quality of learning in preschool education and the first cycle of basic education.
Coordinating agency: UNICEF
GPE Team lead: Ines Gabrielle Boumaiza
Having achieved universal access to basic education and made progress in access to pre-primary education, Cabo Verde has shifted its focus to eliminating remaining disparities linked to regional, social and economic factors, and to the quality of learning.
As outlined in Cabo Verde’s Partnership Compact the government is working with GPE and other partners to improve inclusion and the quality of learning in preschool education and the first cycle of basic education.
To universalize equitable access to preschool, the country will improve school infrastructure, raise awareness among vulnerable families about preschool education opportunities and help fund their children’s participation, and reinforce the preschool feeding program.
Efforts to improve the quality of preschool include training early childhood education professionals and providing playful-pedagogical resources. For the first cycle of basic education, Cabo Verde is boosting the quality of learning mathematics and Portuguese language through teacher training and new learning materials, including digital resources.
A focus on better support for students with special needs, as well as a commitment to gender equality, will help make the education system more inclusive.
of children start learning one year before entering primary school
of primary teachers have the minimum required qualifications
of government expenditure on education
(data as of December 23, 2024)
Type: System transformation
Years: 2024 - 2029
Allocation: US$5,000,000
Utilization: 0
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Program development
Years: 2024 - 2025
Allocation: US$119,500
Utilization: 0
Grant agent: UNICEF
As part of its investment in civil society advocacy and social accountability efforts, GPE’s Education Out Loud fund is supporting the Rede Nacional Da Campanha de Educação Para Todos (RNCEPT-CV) for the 2024-2026 period.
This builds on previous support from the Civil Society Education Fund (CSEF).
