Benjamin Piper
@benlpiper.bsky.social
Director, Global Education
Gates Foundation
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/leadership/benjamin-piper
Gates Foundation
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/leadership/benjamin-piper
The insight note makes the choice clear for governments: put core literacy and numeracy at the center of education plans and budgets, and the payoff is huge for young people, economies, and societies. Read more: www.wwhge.org/resources/ac...
Achieving universal foundational learning could increase global GDP by $196 trillion over 20 years - What Works Hub for Global Education
This study models the global impacts of universal foundational learning on economic growth, education, employment, health & gender equality.
www.wwhge.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The insight note makes the choice clear for governments: put core literacy and numeracy at the center of education plans and budgets, and the payoff is huge for young people, economies, and societies. Read more: www.wwhge.org/resources/ac...