Meetings and Events

The SDG 4 monitoring framework has given the central responsibility of monitoring to Member States for tracking their country's progress towards achieving SDG 4. Member States are responsible for developing their monitoring systems, as well as developing...

For many countries in Asia and the Pacific region, expenditure on ECCE as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is generally far below the OECD average of 0.9 per cent. Although efforts have been made, the inadequate understanding on costing of...

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics conducts its annual Survey of Formal Education and also compiles data collected by partners’ organizations in order to monitor and report on SDG 4-Education 2030 and to respond to the growing needs of cross-country...

To achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4, UNESCO recommends significant increases in countries’ education expenditures to at least 4-6% of total national GDP or 15-20% of total national budget. Despite national pledges to increase funding for SDG 4, many...

Education is at the forefront of global discussions this year, being one of the goals reviewed at the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York last July 2019, along with other SDGs (8, 10, 13, 16 and 17)[1]. Under the theme empowering people and...

Youth and adult literacy and numeracy is one of the 10 targets of Sustainable Development Goal 4 and one of the three global quantitative targets that express a commitment to universalize basic education for all by 2030. Specifically, Target 4.6 ensures...

When: 9-12 October 2017 Where: Bangkok Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit Who: UNESCO Bangkok in collaboration with UNESCO International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP) with support from the government of the Republic Korea through the KFIT Regional Project...

Background: The uniqueness of the SDG4-Education 2030 lies in its flexibility and adaptability at regional, sub-regional and country levels. While this a welcome move to ensure greater national ownership and relevance, the challenge lies in coordinating...