Partner since:
Total grant support: US$23,760,655
Grant eligibility:
Partnership compact
Prioriy: Improve access, retention, quality, inclusion and internal efficiency of schools for children from preschool to the 3rd cycle of basic education.
Coordinating agency: Camões -Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, Embaixada de Portugal na Guiné-Bissau
GPE Team lead: Jennifer Hofmann
Guinea-Bissau's 2011-2013 transitional education plan was endorsed in 2010 and the country organized its first joint sector review in 2014 and two other ones in 2020 and 2022.
The plan could not be fully implemented due to the coup in 2012, when many donors withdrew. However, the country has taken positive steps by planning to organize annual joint sector reviews as part of its new education sector plan monitoring mechanism.
Guinea-Bissau's 2017-2025 education sector plan was endorsed by development partners in 2017. Members of the local education group have strongly mobilized around the GPE model and have provided valuable technical and financial support to the government in the preparation of the sector plan.
out-of-school rate for children of lower-secondary school age
of government expenditure on education
(data as of April 11, 2025)
Type: Program development
Years: 2024 - 2025
Allocation: US$179,662
Utilization: 0
Grant agent: UNICEF
Type: Program implementation
Years: 2021 - 2026
Allocation: US$2,800,000
Utilization: US$1,296,676
Grant agent: World Bank
Strengthen institutional capacity within the Ministry of National and Higher Education to improve sector performance.
As part of its investment in civil society advocacy and social accountability efforts, GPE’s Education Out Loud fund is supporting the Campaign Network for Education for All Guinea-Bissau (RECEPT-GB) for the 2024-2026 period. This builds on previous support from the Civil Society Education Fund (CSEF).
