Financial and human resources for education

There is much that Governments in Asia and the Pacific could do to ensure adequate investments in their educational systems. On the basis of available data, many countries in the region seem to have not yet taken up the recommendation of the Oslo Declaration of 18 December 2008 urging Governments to spend the equivalent of 4%-6% of GNP on education. Low educational attainment in the region is partly a consequence of low public expenditure.

Related Subject(s): Population and Demography