Development cooperation fact sheets
May 2024
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Estimated Australian ODA 2024-25: $595.7 million
| Australian ODA | 2022-23 Actual ($m)* | 2023-24 Budget Estimate ($m)* | 2024-25 Budget Estimate ($m)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific | 280.8 | 276.4 | 256.6 |
| Southeast Asia | 192.4 | 190.9 | 224.5 |
| South and Central Asia | 48.3 | 73.9 | 58.6 |
| Middle East and Africa | 9.2 | 9.8 | 18.8 |
| Rest of the World* | 37.1 | 26.8 | 37.4 |
| Total Education ODA | 567.8 | 577.7 | 595.7 |
*Includes ODA that is not attributed to particular countries or regions.
Movement of $6.6m from Southeast Asia to South and Central Asia (SCA) due to Mongolia's SCA reclassification.
Education is central to building a shared future with our region.
Education is a human right, a catalyst for development and a powerful driver for reducing poverty and building strong, inclusive and resilient communities.
Australia's education investments enhance the wellbeing of children and young people in Indo-Pacific partner countries and prepare them to contribute fully in their communities.
Strategic direction
Australia is strongly committed to promoting lifelong quality learning opportunities for all. We are increasing our focus on evidence-based education and skills investments, especially for women, girls and people with disabilities.
We are listening and responding to partner government education priorities and the needs of individual schools and communities. Together, we are working to improve literacy and numeracy, essential for future learning and employment opportunities. Australia is also expanding access to its world-class education resources, alongside policy exchange and partnership opportunities, to reduce disadvantage, accelerate economic growth and support stability and security in our region.
Program highlights
- 2,106 students were on Australia Awards scholarships studying at 46 Australian tertiary institutions, as of 30 April 2024. 57 per cent were women and 5 per cent were accessing Australia Awards disability support.
- In Papua New Guinea, 3,132 early grade teachers (1,641 women) from 830 schools participated in English literacy training and received new learning resources in 2023.
- Australia’s long-standing partnership in education in Laos supported a new national primary curriculum in 2023.
- Australia worked with Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Samoa, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to successfully apply for Global Partnership for Education funding in 2023, increasing partner countries’ resourcing for quality education and resilient education systems that build stronger economies and more stable societies.
