Report

UNICEF Zambia Education Budget Brief 2022

Dealing with new demands emanating from the ‘education for all’ policy

Pupil holding their green exercise book in a classroom — UNICEF/Zambia/2022/Schermbrucker

Highlights

This Education Budget Brief explores the extent to which the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) will support the educational needs of the country in 2022. The brief analyses the size and composition of budget allocations to the education sector for the fiscal year 2022, as well as spending trends for the past few years, in order to inform policy, strategies and legislation to tackle educational challenges compounded by the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic.