In 2015, the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4: Quality Education as a global metric to ensure inclusive and equitable quality formal education and promote lifelong opportunities for all.
The United Nations projects the following statistics globally by 2030, without any further actions:
· 84 million children and youth will not be in school
· 300 million students will lack basic literacy skills
· Only 1 in 6 countries will achieve universal secondary school targets
To address these potential 2030 statistics, the United Nations brought member countries together and the following was agreed to:
· Universal primary and secondary education
· Early childhood development and university pre-primary education
· Equal access to vocational studies
· Universal youth literacy
· Education for sustainable growth and global citizenship
I have been implementing global development programs for the past 25+ years. Universal quality education does not exist everywhere. But it could exist, if all governments’ institutions made it a priority. Education is part of the solution to breaking generations of poverty in families, communities, and countries. We need to remove the barriers to receiving a quality education for all children, youth, and adults worldwide.
How does your organization contribute to SDG4: Quality Education?
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