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Prepared for the AFW Education Strategy 2022–2025, it synthesizes global and regional trends in education commitments, details financing flows by sub-sector and activity, and relates World Bank funding to public and private spending shares. It concludes by assessing implications for education outcomes and policy priorities.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \nRISING WORLD BANK FINANCING FOR EDUCATION IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: DECISIVE BREAKTHROUGH OR HELPING HAND?  \nBACKGROUND NOTE – AFW EDUCATION STRATEGY  \nQuentin Wodon, Bernardo da Cruz Vasconcellos,  \nLaura McDonald, and Emma Cameron  \nMay 2022  \nStandard Disclaimer:  \nThis background note was prepared for the World Bank’s AFW Education Strategy 2022-2025. It is made available here to communicate the results of the Bank’s work to the development community with the least possible delay. The manuscript of this paper, therefore, has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formally-edited texts. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.  \nCopyright Statement:  \nThe material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission to reproduce portions of the work promptly.  \nFor permission to photocopy or reprint any part of this work, please send a request with complete information to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA, telephone 978-750-8400, fax 978-750-4470, [http://www.copyright.com/](http://www.copyright.com/) .  \nAll other queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to the Office of  \nthe Publisher, The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA, fax 202-522-2422, e-mail [pubrights@worldbank.org](pubrights@worldbank.org).  \nContents  \nContents ............................................................................................................................................4  \nAbbreviations ....................................................................................................................................5  \nAbstract.............................................................................................................................................6  \n1. Introduction...................................................................................................................................7  \n2. Trends in World Bank Financing for Education in West and Central Africa ........................................8  \n2.1. Global Trends in World Bank Commitments ..................................................................................... 8  \nCommitments for Education in West and Central Africa ...................................................................................11  \nCommitments for Education by Sub-sectors and Activities ...............................................................................13  \n3. World Bank Financing as a Share of Public and Private Spending for Education ..............................17  \n4. Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................19  \nReferences.......................................................................................................................................20  \nFigures  \nFigure 1. IBRD and IDA commitments by sector, fiscal year 2021 ($ million) ..............................................................10  \nFigure 2. 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