A better start? A progress check on donor funding for pre-primary education and early childhood development Format New analysis by Cambridge University academics warns of a chronic lack of funding by global leaders Less than 1% of the global education aid budget goes to pre-pre-primary education 8 of the world’s top 30 donors to education give nothing to pre-primary education Eight in 10 of the world’s poorest children – almost 50 million boys and girls - are missing out on vital education in the first few years of their life because of a chronic lack of funding in pre-primary education, according to a new report published today.