"Unfortunately, only 4 per cent of total ODA (Official Development Assistance) spending goes on education. Unfortunately, only one per cent of the total humanitarian aid goes for education and what we are asking for is an additional USD 22 billion annually can bring all children to school.
"And that is just four and a half days of global military expenditure," Satyarthi said, launching the World Report on Child Labour 2015 of the International Labour Organisation.
"In the last 15 years there has been an increase from about a billion dollars in ODA spending in education for children to about three and a half, almost four billion. But there has been a stagnation in the last four years, rather a decrease in the global ODA spending on education and that is a big fear. So that is the gap-USD 22 billion-and that is a big gap," he added.
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"The decrease began with the economic recession few years ago and in the aftermath continued. Also, many donor governments started feeling that education has already or almost been achieved and that is not really true. Sometimes the governments themselves are not able to prove their efficiency in providing quality education and the donors lost interest, so it is a combination of factors," Satyarthi said explaining why ODA has decreased.
Satyarthi also pointed out that there are between 400,000 and 500,000 child soldiers across the world and the actual numbers could be far higher because there are hidden militant groups kidnapping children and forcing them to use guns.
"Look at what's happening in Syria, in Iraq, Nigeria and in Afghanistan," he said.
The report said 47.5 million adolescents between the age of 15 and 17 are globally employed in hazardous occupation. In India, 3.8 percent of total adolescents aged 15 to 17 years are in hazardous occupations.