1. Why 6% GDP for Education FUTA

2. The Origin of 6% Commission on Education for the 21 st Century, titled “Learning: The treasure within” published in 1996 by UNESCO Fifth International Conference on Adult Education held in Hamburg, July 14-18, 1997. The resolution was adopted under theme 9, ‘The Economics of Adult Learning’. The Sixth International Conference on Adult Education held in Belém, Brazil from 1 to 4 December 2009 under theme 14 on Financing.

3. Origin of 6% At the Dakar Conference on Education for All in 2009, the Framework for Action recommends that governments should ensure at least 7% of GDP for education within five years and 9% within ten years. Sri Lanka’s commitment to spending 6% of GDP on education was reiterated at the second Ministerial Meeting of South Asia Education for All Forum in 2009 where all the participating South Asian countries agreed to this benchmark. At the 10 th Regional Meeting of National EFA Coordinators of 42 Asia-Pacific countries held in 2010 Sri Lanka reconfirmed its goal to allocate a minimum of 6% of GDP for Education by 2015.

4. Global Education Spending Indicators The percentage of GDP that is invested in education (1.9% in Sri Lanka). As a percentage of government expenditure (7.3% in Sri Lanka) Source: World Bank Report, `Transforming School Education in Sri Lanka: From Cut Stones to Polished Jewels’, 2011

5. How is Education Spending Calculated? The education sector is globally defined as: – Primary, – Secondary, – Tertiary Classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCE)

6. Education Spending in Sri Lanka According to the ISCE – Ministry of Education, – Ministry of Higher Education – Ministry of Youth for TVET Direct expenditures on – school education including adult education – tertiary education (which does not includes vocational training) – vocational training.

7. Where Does Sri Lanka Stand?

9. Country% of GDP Cuba18.7 Vanuatu11 Lesotho10.4 St.Vincent and the Grenadines10 Yemen9.5 Brunei9.1 Mongolia9 Denmark8.5 Guyana8.4 Malaysia8.1 Cape Verde7.9 St. Lucia7.7 Sweden7.7 St. Kitts and Nevis7.6 Norway7.6 Barbados7.6 Israel7.5 Namibia7.2 Switzerland7.1 Kenya7.1

10. Education spending as a % of GDP, In Sri Lanka it is currently 1.9%. The average investment among South Asian countries is 2.9% of GDP. The average investment among low and middle- income countries is 4.6% (Sri Lanka is now regarded as a middle income country) Sources: World Bank Report, `Transforming School Education in Sri Lanka: From Cut Stones to Polished Jewels’, 2011 http://data.worldbank.org/topic/education

11. Education spending as a percentage of government expenditure on education: In Sri Lanka it is currently 7.3% 3. The average among South Asian countries is 14.9% 3. The average among developing countries is 15%. The average among Low and middle-income countries is 18% 5 Sources: World Bank Report, `Transforming School Education in Sri Lanka: From Cut Stones to Polished Jewels’, 2011 http://data.worldbank.org/topic/education

12. Disparity in general Education 49% of schools do not have access to toilet facilities 18% of schools do not have access to adequate water facilities. Compared to 3% of schools in the Western province without adequate sanitation facilities, 23% of schools each in the Eastern and Northern provinces do not have proper sanitation facilities.

13. Rural schools struggle to recruit and retain English, Mathematics and IT teachers Only 29% of schools can offer AL Science streams Less than 10% of schools (all located in urban areas) prepare students for Medicine or Engineering streams at university Average national spending on national schools is 500% more than for rural schools Disparity in general Education

14. Why we think education is under attack? UGC Annual report 2010

15. Why we think education is under attack? UGC Annual report 2010

16. Why we think education is under attack? UGC Annual report 2010

17. Why we think education is under attack? UGC Annual report 2010

18. Why we think education is under attack? UGC Annual report 2010

19. References UGC Annual Report, 2010 World Bank Report, `Transforming School Education in Sri Lanka: From Cut Stones to Polished Jewels’, 2011. World Bank Report, `Towers of Learning: Performance, Perils, and Promise of Higher Education in Sri Lanka’ 2009. www.nationmaster.com http://data.worldbank.org/topic/education