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Sustainable Development Goal 4

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all


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- [Progress & Info (2019)](#progress2019)
- [Progress & Info (2018)](#progress2018)
- [Progress & Info (2017)](#progress2017)
- [Progress & Info (2016)](#progress2016)
- [Targets & Indicators](#targets)

The global indicator framework was developed by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) and agreed to, as a practical starting point at the 47th session of the UN Statistical Commission held in March 2016. The report of the Commission, which included the global indicator framework, was then taken note of by ECOSOC at its 70th session in June 2016. [More information](http://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/indicators-list/).

Targets

Indicators

4.1

By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes

4.1.1

Proportion of children and young people: (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex

4.2

By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education

4.2.1

Proportion of children under 5 years of age who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex

4.2.2

Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex

4.3

By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university

4.3.1

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex

4.4

By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship

4.4.1

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill

4.5

By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations

4.5.1

Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated

4.6

By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy

4.6.1

Percentage of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex

4.7

By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development

4.7.1

Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development, including gender equality and human rights, are mainstreamed at all levels in: (a) national education policies, (b) curricula, (c) teacher education and (d) student assessment

4.a

Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all

4.a.1

Proportion of schools with access to: (a) electricity; (b) the Internet for pedagogical purposes; (c) computers for pedagogical purposes; (d) adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities; (e) basic drinking water; (f) single-sex basic sanitation facilities; and (g) basic handwashing facilities (as per the WASH indicator definitions)

4.b

By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries

4.b.1

Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study

4.c

By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States

4.c.1

Proportion of teachers in: (a) pre-primary; (b) primary; (c) lower secondary; and (d) upper secondary education who have received at least the minimum organized teacher training (e.g. pedagogical training) pre-service or in-service required for teaching at the relevant level in a given country

REVIEW

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Goal 4
was reviewed in-depth at the High-level Political Forum of
[2019 2022](/hlpf/2019 2022)

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Progress of goal 4 in 2017

Achieving inclusive and equitable quality education for all will require increasing efforts, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia and for vulnerable populations, including persons with disabilities, indigenous people, refugee children and poor children in rural areas.

- In 2014, about 2 in 3 children worldwide participated in pre-primary or primary education in the year prior to official entry age for primary school. However, in the least developed countries, the ratio was only 4 in 10.
- Despite considerable gains in education enrolment over the past 15 years, worldwide, the adjusted net enrolment rates were 91 per cent for primary education, 84 per cent for lower secondary education and 63 per cent for upper secondary education in 2014. About 263 million children and youth were out of school, including 61 million children of primary school age. Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia account for over 70 per cent of the global out-ofschool population in primary and secondary education.
- Even though more children than ever are going to school, many do not acquire basic skills in reading and mathematics. Recent learning assessment studies show that in 9 of 24 sub-Saharan African countries and 6 of 15 Latin American countries with data, fewer than half of the students at the end of primary education had attained minimum proficiency levels in mathematics. In 6 of 24 sub-Saharan African countries with data, fewer than half of the students who finished their primary schooling had attained minimum proficiency levels in reading.
- Equity issues constitute a major challenge in education according to a recent assessment. In all countries with data, children from the richest 20 per cent of households achieved greater proficiency in reading at the end of their primary and lower secondary education than children from the poorest 20 per cent of households. In most countries with data, urban children scored higher in reading than rural children.
- The lack of trained teachers and the poor condition of schools in many parts of the world are jeopardizing prospects for quality education for all. Sub -Saharan Africa has a relatively low percentage of trained teachers in pre -primary, primary and secondary education (44 per cent, 74 per cent and 55 per cent, respectively). Moreover, the majority of schools in the region do not have access to electricity or potable water.
- On the basis of data from 65 developing countries, the average percentage of schools with access to computers and the Internet for teaching purposes is above 60 per cent in both primary and secondary education. However, the share is less than 40 per cent in more than half of sub-Saharan countries with data.
- Official development assistance (ODA) for scholarships amounted to $1 billion in 2015, a decrease from $1.2 billion in 2014. Australia, France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland were the largest contributors.

Source: Report of the Secretary-General, "Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals", [E/2017/66](http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=E/2017/66&Lang=E)

Progress of goal 4 in 2018

More than half of children and adolescents worldwide are not meeting minimum
proficiency standards in reading and mathematics. Refocused efforts are needed to
improve the quality of education. Disparities in education along the lines of gender,
urban-rural location and other dimensions still run deep, and more investments in
education infrastructure are required, particularly in LDCs.


- At the global level, the participation rate in early childhood and primary education
was 70 per cent in 2016, up from 63 per cent in 2010. The lowest rates are found in
sub-Saharan Africa (41 per cent) and Northern Africa and Western Asia (52 per cent).

- An estimated 617 million children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary
school age worldwide—58 per cent of that age group—are not achieving minimum
proficiency in reading and mathematics.

- In 2016, an estimated 85 per cent of primary school teachers worldwide were trained;
the proportion was only 71 per cent for Southern Asia and 61 per cent for sub-Saharan
Africa

- In 2016, only 34 per cent of primary schools in LDCs had electricity and less than
40 per cent were equipped with basic handwashing facilities.


Source: Report of the Secretary-General, [The Sustainable Development Goals Report\
2018](https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2018)

Progress of goal 4 in 2019

Despite the considerable progress on education access and participation over the
past years, 262 million children and youth aged 6 to 17 were still out of school in
2017, and more than half of children and adolescents are not meeting minimum
proficiency standards in reading and mathematics. Rapid technological changes
present opportunities and challenges, but the learning environment, the capacities of
teachers and the quality of education have not kept pace. Refocused efforts are needed
to improve learning outcomes for the full life cycle, especially for women, girls and
marginalized people in vulnerable settings.


- In 72 countries with recent data, approximately 7 in 10 children aged 3 and 4
were developmentally on track in at least three of the following domains:
literacy-numeracy, physical development, social-emotional development and
learning.

- In 2015, an estimated 617 million children and adolescents of primary and lower
secondary school age worldwide – more than 50 per cent – were not achieving
minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics. Of these, about two
thirds were attending school but were not learning in the classroom, or dropped
out school.

- Some 750 million adults – two thirds of them women – remained illiterate in
2016\. Half of the global illiterate population lives in South Asia, and a quarter
live in sub-Saharan Africa.

- Many developing countries still lack basic infrastructure and facilities to
provide effective learning environments. Sub-Saharan Africa faces the biggest
challenges: at the primary and lower secondary levels, less than half of schools
have access to electricity, the Internet, computers and basic drinking water.

- ODA for scholarships amounted to $1.3 billion in 2017. Australia, France,
Japan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and
institutions of the European Union accounted for nearly two thirds of this total.

- Globally, there has been little progress in the percentage of primary school
teachers who are trained: it has been stagnating at about 85 per cent since 2015.
The proportion is lowest in sub-Saharan Africa (64 per cent).

Source: Report of the Secretary-General, [Special edition: progress towards the Sustainable\
Development Goals](https://undocs.org/E/2019/68)

Progress of goal 4 in 2016

- Despite progress, the world failed to meet the Millennium Development Goal of achieving universal primary education by 2015. In 2013, the latest year for which data are available, 59 million children of primary-school age were out of school. Estimates show that, among those 59 million children, 1 in 5 of those children had dropped out and recent trends suggest that 2 in 5 of out-of-school children will never set foot in a classroom. The Sustainable Development Goals clearly recognize that this gap must be closed, even as the international community more explicitly addresses the challenges of quality and equity.
- Measuring learning achievement, starting in the early grades, will help to identify where schools are failing to meet their commitments to children and to formulate appropriate remedial action. For example, data for 2013 from 15 Latin American countries show that in six countries, fewer than 50 per cent of third graders had a minimum level of proficiency in mathematics; in three countries, fewer than half were proficient in reading.
- At the end of primary school, children should be able to read and write and to understand and use basic concepts in mathematics. However, in 2014, between
40 per cent and 90 per cent of children failed to achieve even minimum levels of proficiency in reading, in 10 African countries, and in nine of those countries, between 40 per cent and 90 per cent of children failed to achieve minimum levels of proficiency in mathematics.
- The end of lower secondary education often coincides with the end of compulsory education. By this stage, young people should be able to master subject-related knowledge and skills and possess personal and social skills. Data from
38 countries in the developed regions show that, in the majority of those countries, at least 75 per cent of young people achieved at least a minimum proficiency in reading and/or mathematics; the same was true for only 5 out of 22 countries, in developing regions, for which data were available.
- Completion rates for both primary and lower secondary education has been rising steadily since 2000. Completion rates for primary education in both developed and developing regions exceeded 90 per cent in 2013. At the lower secondary level, the gap between developed and developing regions has narrowed substantially, but still stood at nearly 20 percentage points in 2013 (91 per cent for developed regions and 72 per cent for developing regions).
- Quality early education provides children with basic cognitive and language skills and fosters emotional development. In the majority of the 58 countries with available data for the period 2009-2015, more than half of children between the ages of 3 and 4 were developmentally on track in at least three of the following domains: literacy, numeracy, physical development, social-emotional development and learning.
- Goal 4 strongly supports the reduction of persistent disparities. Worldwide, in 2013, two thirds of the 757 million adults (aged 15 and over) who were unable to read and write were women. Globally, in 2013, 1 in 10 girls were out of school, compared to 1 in 12 boys. Children from the poorest 20 per cent of households are nearly four times more likely to be out of school than their richest peers. Out-of-school rates are also higher in rural areas and among children from households headed by someone with less than a primary education.
- To fulfil the promise of universal primary and secondary education, new primary school teachers are needed, with current estimates showing a need for nearly 26 million of them by 2030. Africa faces the greatest challenges in this regard, with nearly 7 in 10 countries experiencing acute shortages of trained primary school teachers. In 2013, only 71 per cent of teachers in sub-Saharan Africa and 84 per cent in Northern Africa were trained in accordance with national standards.
- Official development assistance for educational scholarships amounted to around $1.1 billion annually from 2011 to 2013. It totalled $1.2 billion in 2014, with Australia, France and Japan being the largest contributors.


Source: Report of the Secretary-General, "Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals", [E/2016/75](http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=E/2016/75&Lang=E)

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