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GOAL 4: QUALITY EDUCATION
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality
education and promote lifelong
learning opportunities for all
Fisherman’s Village Elementary School in Tacloban City (Credit: Quentin Musset and Baudouin Nachtergaele / UNDP)
First, the bad news on education. Poverty, armed conflict and
other emergencies keep many, many kids around the world out
of school. In fact, in developing regions, kids from the poorest
households are four times more likely to be out of school than
those of the richest households.
Now for some good news. Since 2000, there has been enormous
progress on the goal to provide primary education to all children
worldwide. The primary school enrolment rate in developing
regions reached 91%. By measures in any school, that’s a good
grade. Now, let’s get an even better grade for all kids and achieve
the goal of universal primary and secondary education, afford-
able vocational training, access to higher education and more.
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