Report on Education by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation 12/07/2019 – Posted in: Daily News

REPORT ON EDUCATION BY UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANISATION

 

For: Preliminary & Mains

Topics covered: Highlights of the report

 

News Flash

The new projections of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation show that:

(i) In 2030, when all children should be in school, one in six aged 6-17 will still be excluded.

(ii) One in four children in Pakistan will not be completing primary education by the 2030 deadline of SDG

 

  • The new United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation projections show that the world will fail its education commitments.
  • The 2030 Agenda for SDG emphasizes leaving no-one behind yet only 4% of the poorest 20% complete upper secondary school in the poorest countries, compared to 36% of the richest.
  • The gap is even wider in lower-middle-income countries.
  • Many children are still dropping out: by 2030.
  • 40% will still not be completing secondary education at current rates.
  • At the current trends, learning rates are expected to stagnate in middle-income countries and Latin America.
  • Learning rates are expected to drop by almost a third in Francophone African countries by 2030.
  • Globally, 20% of young people and 30% of adults will still be unable to read.

 

SDG 4: The new global education goal calls on countries to ensure that children are not only going to school but also learning. Yet, the proportion of trained teachers in sub-Saharan Africa has been falling since 2000.

 

Education in India: Key challenges

 

Source: The Hindu

 

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