|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
United Nations’ Institute for Statistics (UIS) is leading the plan to produce credible data to monitor Education 2030, as part of an ambitious set of initiatives for the monitoring and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals 4 (SDG 4) Education 2030 agenda.
Given SDG 4, the international community has pledged to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” This will require tremendous efforts on the part of all stakeholders – governments, donors and international organisations.
The UIS is taking the lead on several fronts, in close consultation with partners, to develop the standards and methodologies to produce a new generation of education data with a specific focus on learning.
New and improved data and indicators are needed to monitor progress, identify bottlenecks and sharpen policies to ensure that every dollar invested in education makes a tangible difference to people’s lives. At present, however, the world gathers only around one-half of the data needed to monitor progress based on SDG 4 global education indicators.
The new UIS Sustainable Development Data Digest and UNESCO eAtlas for Education 2030 are the latest in a set of initiatives designed to address gaps in data and to coordinate expertise and thought leadership on the evolution of the current monitoring agenda.
A companion to the Digest, the eAtlas presents the education indicators currently available for the global and thematic monitoring of SDG 4. A series of interactive maps for each of the SDG 4 targets bring together a range of data sources covering access to education, the quality of the education on offer and learning outcomes.
The eAtlas provides a quick, accurate reference for SDG education data. With just a couple of clicks, it is possible to explore key issues such as completion rates from primary to tertiary education, the percentage of children out of school, the amount spent on each pupil’s education, and the supply of qualified teachers. New education data will be added as they become available.
