GLOBAL EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

Abstract

This paper explored the challenges facing global education. The paper is a review paper that depend secondary data. The secondary data were collected from print and online publications. The study concluded that poor investment on education, shortage of infrastructure facilities, shortage of professional teachers, corruptions, persistent inequalities in access to schooling, digital divides between high- and low-income regions, curriculum gaps, limited teacher capacity, and socio-political barriers, conflict, climate change, forced migration, and technological disruptions, out of school children are some of the challenges facing global education. Based on these findings, the study recommends that governments of countries especially developing countries should allocate adequate funding to meet UNESCO’s recommended benchmark of 4–6% of GDP and 15–20% of national expenditure on education. Increased investment on education will support modern infrastructure, digital learning tools, teacher development, and inclusive education programs. International donors and multilateral agencies should also expand financial support to low-income countries facing severe resource constraints.