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