Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals

The Guardian World | Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:00:14 GMT

In 113 lands,
Debt outpaces school funding—
Africa, threefold.

Unesco report shows children lost out to servicing debt in 113 countries, with 18 spending five times more on loansMost developing countries spent less on education than they did repaying debt last year, according to the UN, at the same time as global aid to…

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