Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 4: Quality Education

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

Association for Consumer Research

ACR Duluth MN USA N

Association for Cultural Equity

ACE 1983 New York NY USA N

Association for Cultural Studies

ACS 2002 Jyväskylä Finland B

Association for Dental Education in Europe

ADEE 1974 Dublin Ireland D

Association for Development and Advancement for the Global Democracy Award

2001 Vienna Austria D

Association for Development of Teaching, Education and Learning

ADTEL 2013 Jaipur India G v

Association for East Asian Environmental History

AEAEH 2009 D

Association for Educational Assessment - Europe

AEA Europe 2000 London UK D

Association for Educational Assessment in Africa

AEAA 1982 Mbabane Eswatini D

Association for Emergency Aid and Solidarity Development Cooperation

WADI 1992 Frankfurt-Main Germany G

Association for Engineering Education in Southeast Asia and the Pacific

AEESEAP 1973 Beijing China D

Association for Environmental Archaeology

AEA 1979 G v

Association for European Life Science Universities

ICA 1997 Prague Czechia E

Association for European Rural Universities

APURE 1989 Vila Velha de Ródão Portugal F

Association for Experiential Education

AEE 1972 St Petersburg FL USA C

Association for Financial Professionals

AFP 1980 Rockville MD USA G

Association for Fire Ecology

AFE 2000 Eugene OR USA D

Association for French Language Studies

AFLS 1981 Perpignan France N v

Association for French Studies in Southern Africa

AFSSA 1970 Rondebosch South Africa G v

Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa

AHILA 1980 Centurion South Africa D

Association for Heritage Preservation of the Americas

APOYOnline 1989 Rockville MD USA G v

Association for Institutional Research

AIR 1966 Tallahassee FL USA G

Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education

AIAEE 1985 Cleveland OH USA N

Association for International Broadcasting

AIB 1993 Downham Market UK D

Association for International Cooperation and Research in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures

ASCCS Bradford UK D

Association for International Education, Russia

AIE 1993 Moscow Russia N

Association for Iranian Studies

AIS 1967 Toronto ON Canada G

Association for Korean Studies in Europe

AKSE 1977 Rome Italy D

Association for Language Awareness

ALA 1994 Kassel Germany C

Association for Learning Environments

A4LE 1921 Scottsdale AZ USA G

Association for Literary Urban Studies

ALUS G v

Association for Management Education and Development

AMED G

Association for Mass Spectrometry & Advances in the Clinical Lab

MSACL 2009 Del Mar CA USA J

Association for Medical Education in Europe

AMEE 1972 Dundee UK D

Association for Medical Education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

AMEEMR Riyadh Saudi Arabia D

Association for Mexican Cave Studies

AMCS 1963 Austin TX USA N

Association for Microwave Power in Europe for Research and Education

AMPERE Europe 1993 Paris La Défense France E

Association for Moral Education

AME 1976 Wenham MA USA D v

Association for Nordic Theatre Scholars

ANTS Reykjavik Iceland D

Association for Paediatric Education in Europe

APEE 1970 Bordeaux France D

Association for Population / Family Planning Libraries and Information Centers - International

APLIC International 1968 Research Triangle Park NC USA G v

Association for Psychological Science

APS 1988 Washington DC USA D

Association for Research and Documentation of medieval and Renaissance sculpture

Ards Leuven Belgium N

Association for Research and Enlightenment

Edgar Cayce's ARE 1931 Virginia Beach VA USA F v

Association for Research in Digital Interactive Narratives

ARDIN 2018 C

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

ARVO 1928 Rockville MD USA D

Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology

ARTERY Teddington UK D

Association for Research on Civil Society in Africa

AROCSA 2014 Abuja Nigeria G

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action

ARNOVA 1971 Indianapolis IN USA G v

Association for Rhetoric and Communication in Southern Africa

ARCSA 1994 Madison WI USA G v

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