Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 4: Quality Education
Progress towards quality education was already slower than required before the pandemic, but COVID-19 has had devastating impacts on education, causing learning losses in four out of five of the 104 countries studied.
Without additional measures, an estimated 84 million children and young people will stay out of school by 2030 and approximately 300 million students will lack the basic numeracy and literacy skills necessary for success in life.
In addition to free primary and secondary schooling for all boys and girls by 2030, the aim is to provide equal access to affordable vocational training, eliminate gender and wealth disparities, and achieve universal access to quality higher education.
Education is the key that will allow many other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved. When people are able to get quality education they can break from the cycle of poverty.
Education helps to reduce inequalities and to reach gender equality. It also empowers people everywhere to live more healthy and sustainable lives. Education is also crucial to fostering tolerance between people and contributes to more peaceful societies.
To deliver on Goal 4, education financing must become a national investment priority. Furthermore, measures such as making education free and compulsory, increasing the number of teachers, improving basic school infrastructure and embracing digital transformation are essential.
Name | Acronym | Founded | City HQ | Country/Territory HQ | Type I | Type II |
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World Teacher Trust |
WTT | 1971 | Brunnen | Switzerland | F | |
World Technopolis Association |
WTA | 1997 | Daejeon | Korea Rep | C | |
World Textile Art |
WTA | 1997 | Doral FL | USA | J | |
World Tourism Education and Research Centre |
WTERC | 1989 | Calgary AB | Canada | G | |
World Union for Progressive Judaism |
WUPJ | 1926 | Jerusalem | Israel | C | v |
World Union of Jesuit Alumni and Alumnae |
WUJA | 1956 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | E | |
World Union of Jewish Students |
WUJS | 1924 | Jerusalem | Israel | C | y |
World Union of Jewish Studies |
1947 | Jerusalem | Israel | C | ||
World Union of Tissue Banking Associations |
WUTBA | 2005 | Hannover | Germany | C | y |
World Universities Debating Council |
WUDC | 1981 | E | |||
World Universities Forum |
2008 | Champaign IL | USA | N | ||
World University Federation |
1996 | Bridgeport CT | USA | K | ||
World University Service |
WUS | 1920 | Wiesbaden | Germany | B | |
World Values Survey Association |
WVSA | 1981 | Vienna | Austria | C | |
World Veterinary Association |
WVA | 1959 | Brussels | Belgium | A | y |
World Water Council |
WWC | 1996 | Marseille | France | C | y |
World Welfare Association |
WWA | 1991 | Mananwala | Pakistan | G | |
World Wide Alliance for Christian Education |
WWACE | 1994 | Charleston SC | USA | K | |
World Wide Education Project |
WWEP | 2015 | G | |||
World Wide Fund for Nature |
WWF | 1961 | Gland | Switzerland | F | f |
World Wings International |
WWI | 1959 | New York NY | USA | G | |
World Women Organization |
WWO | J | ||||
World Wood Day Foundation |
WWDF | 2013 | F | f | ||
World Young Women's Christian Association |
World YWCA | 1855 | Le Grand-Saconnex | Switzerland | B | |
World Youth Academy |
WYA | 2016 | Vienna | Austria | F | |
World Youth Alliance |
WYA | 1999 | New York NY | USA | F | |
World Youth Alliance - Africa |
WYA-A | 1999 | Nairobi | Kenya | E | |
World Youth Alliance - Asia Pacific |
WYA-AP | Quezon City | Philippines | E | ||
World Youth Alliance - Europe |
1999 | Brussels | Belgium | E | ||
World Youth Alliance - Middle East |
WYA Middle East | Beirut | Lebanon | K | ||
World Youth Alliance - North America |
WYA-NA | New York NY | USA | G | ||
World Youth Alliance Latin America |
WYA-LA | Mexico City | Mexico | E | ||
World Youth Assembly |
S | c | ||||
World Youth Choir |
WYC | 1989 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | F | |
World Youth Council Against Terrorism |
WYCAT | 2003 | Hyderabad | India | C | |
World Youth Empowerment Foundation |
WYEF | Adelaide SA | Australia | N | f | |
World Youth Foundation |
WYF | 1994 | Melaka | Malaysia | G | f |
World Youth Movement for Democracy |
WYMD | 2004 | Belgrade | Serbia | F | |
World Youth Parliament for Water |
WYPW | 1998 | E | |||
World Youth Service and Enterprise |
WYSE | 1988 | London | UK | G | |
World Youth Student and Educational Travel Confederation |
WYSE Travel Confederation | 2006 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | C | y |
World-Ecology Research Network |
J | |||||
World's Poultry Science Association |
WPSA | 1912 | Beekbergen | Netherlands | B | y |
WorldCALL |
Valencia | Spain | C | y | ||
WorldDAB |
London | UK | E | y | ||
Worlddidac Association |
1952 | Bern | Switzerland | C | y | |
WorldFish |
1975 | Bayan Lepas | Malaysia | E | ||
Worldreader |
2010 | San Francisco CA | USA | F | ||
WorldSkills International |
WSI | 1950 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | B | |
Worldwide Cancer Research |
1979 | Edinburgh | UK | N |