This policy brief critically assesses the growing promotion of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education as a response to financing gaps and learning crises. Drawing on international evidence, it shows that PPPs often fail to deliver promised gains in efficiency, quality or access, while creating misaligned incentives, hidden fiscal costs, weaker accountability, poorer labour conditions for teachers and heightened educational inequality. Structured around three policy scenarios, considering entering a PPP, addressing a failing one, or pursuing alternatives, the brief provides practical guidance grounded in international human rights law.

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Policy Brief

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