Education
is the key to escaping poverty,
getting a good job, and developing a
career. Over the past decade, major
progress has been made towards increasing access to education
and school enrollment rates at
all levels, particularly for girls.
- 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 lives in sub-Saharan Africa.
- About 260 million children were still out
of school in 2018, nearly one-fifth of
the global population in that age group.
- More than half of children who have not enrolled
in school live in sub-Saharan Africa, and more than 85
percent of children in sub-Saharan Africa are not learning the minimum.
Goal 4.1: By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete
free, unbiased, and quality primary and secondary
education
Goal 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
Goal 4.6: By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both
men and women, achieve
literacy and numeracy.
