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UN Report: Debt Repayments Dwarf Education Budgets in 113 Nations

यूनेस्को रिपोर्ट: 113 देशों में शिक्षा बजट से ज़्यादा कर्ज़ का भुगतान

युनेस्को अहवाल: 113 देशांमध्ये शिक्षण खर्चापेक्षा कर्जाची परतफेड जास्त

ইউনেস্কো রিপোর্ট: ১১৩ দেশে শিক্ষা খরচের চেয়ে ঋণ পরিশোধে ব্যয় বেশি

யுனெஸ்கோ அறிக்கை: 113 நாடுகளில் கல்விச் செலவை விட கடன் திருப்பிச் செலுத்துதலுக்கு அதிக செலவு

యునెస్కో నివేదిక: 113 దేశాలలో విద్యపై ఖర్చు కంటే అప్పు చెల్లింపుకే ఎక్కువ ప్రాధాన్యత

યુનેસ્કો અહેવાલ: 113 દેશોમાં શિક્ષણ ખર્ચ કરતાં દેવું ચૂકવણી પર વધુ ખર્ચ

ਯੂਨੇਸਕੋ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ: 113 ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ 'ਤੇ ਖਰਚੇ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਕਰਜ਼ਾ ਅਦਾ ਕਰਨ 'ਤੇ ਵੱਧ ਖਰਚ

By AI News Desk 🕐 10 July 2026, 12:56 PM 💹 Finance
Global Debt Surpasses Education Spending

A stark new report from UNESCO reveals a global crisis where servicing national debt is prioritized over educating children in a staggering 113 countries. The United Nations' cultural and education agency highlights that in 2025, many developing nations allocated significantly more funds to repaying loans than to their education sectors. This alarming trend is compounded by a predicted decline in global aid to education, which could fall by as much as 30%.

The Debt vs. Education Imbalance

The data is particularly grim for sub-Saharan Africa, where countries spent an average of 3.6 times more on debt servicing than on education. In some instances, 18 countries reportedly spent five times more on loans than on their future generations. This diversion of funds has profound implications for access to quality education, teacher training, infrastructure development, and overall human capital growth in the most vulnerable regions.

UNESCO's findings underscore a critical failure in global financial and development priorities. While international financial institutions continue to emphasize debt repayment, the fundamental right to education is being compromised. This creates a vicious cycle: lack of education hinders economic development, making it harder for nations to escape debt traps in the long run. The report serves as an urgent call for a re-evaluation of debt relief strategies and a renewed commitment to global education funding to ensure a sustainable future for millions of children worldwide.

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