Budget for 1.3 Million Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa - includes building construction & maintenance, teacher salaries, free uniforms & textbooks & 10 computers per school - average size 150 students

Budget: 1.3 Million Schools (150 Students Each, 5-Year Period)

  • Schools: 1.3 million

  • Students: 1.3 million × 150 = 195 million students

  • Teachers: 1.3 million × 5 = 6.5 million teachers

Cost Breakdown (5 Years)

School Construction $100,000 per school 1.3M × 100,000 = $130 billion

Teacher Salaries $3,000 per teacher per year 6.5M × 3,000 × 5 years = $97.5 billion

School Lunches $0.25 per meal × 200 days = $50 per student/year195M × 50 × 5 years = $48.75

School Maintenance $5,000 per school per year 1.3M × 5,000 × 5 years = $32.5 billion

Uniforms $20 per student per year 195M × 20 × 5 years = $19.5 billion

Textbooks $10 per student per year 195M × 10 × 5 years = $9.75 billion

Computers 10 computers per school × $500 = $5,000 1.3M × 5,000 = $6.5 billion

Total (5 Years) $344.5 billion

Summary:

For $344.5 billion over 5 years, you could:
Build 1.3 million schools
Educate 195 million students
Provide:

  • 6.5 million teachers’ salaries

  • 5 years of free lunches

  • Uniforms & textbooks

  • 10 computers per school

  • School maintenance