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

UnitingWorld

1977 Sydney NSW Australia G

UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme

1992 Paris France F

Unity of Nations Action for Climate Change Council

UNAccc 2021 Vadodara India G

Universal Association of Professional Colleges and Universities

UAPCU 2018 Manila Philippines G t

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

UDHR 1948 New York NY USA T g

Universal Peace and Violence Amelioration Centre

UPVAC 2015 Jos Nigeria G

Universal Peace Federation

UPF International 1999 Tarrytown NY USA F

Universala Medicina Esperanto-Asocio

UMEA 1908 Trier Germany C v

UniversalGiving

San Francisco CA USA G

Universeum

2000 Amsterdam Netherlands D

Universidad Abierta Interamericana

UAI 1995 Buenos Aires Argentina G

Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar

UASB 1985 Sucre Bolivia F g

Universidad Autónoma de Centro América

UACA 1976 San José Costa Rica N

Universidad Biblica de las Americas

Bayamón Puerto Rico N

Universidad Biblica Latinoamericana

UBL 1923 San José Costa Rica G

Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas

UCA 1965 San Salvador El Salvador G

Universidad Centroamericana, Managua

UCA 1960 Managua Nicaragua G

Universidad de Iberoamérica

San José Costa Rica G

Universidad de las Américas

UDLA 1940 Mexico City Mexico G

Universidad Iberoamericana, México

UIA 1943 Mexico City Mexico G

Universidad Internacional de la Américas

UIA 1986 San José Costa Rica N

Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo

UIMP 1932 Madrid Spain N

Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnologia

ULACIT 1987 San José Costa Rica G

Universidad Latinoamericana, México DF

ULA 1976 Mexico City Mexico N

Universidad Panamericana, Mexico

1967 Mexico City Mexico N

Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana

UNITEC 1987 Tegucigalpa Honduras G

Universidad Tecnológica Intercontinental

UTIC Fernando de la Mora Paraguay G

Universidade Internacional da Paz

UNIPAZ 1987 Florianópolis Brazil F

Universitair Centrum voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, Brussel

UCOS 1980 Brussels Belgium G

Universitaire Stichting voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking

USOS 1985 Antwerp Belgium G f

Universitas 21

1997 Birmingham UK F

Universitatea Libera Internationala din Moldova

ULIM 1992 Chisinau Moldova G

Universitätszentrum für Friedensforschung, Wien

UZF 1973 Vienna Austria G

Université catholique d'Afrique centrale

UCAC 1989 Yaoundé Cameroon J

Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille

1969 Marseille France G

Université européenne du volontariat

UEV 1993 Lyon France K

Université Européenne Jean Monnet

1995 Brussels Belgium G

Université internationale d'été, Nice

UIE Nice France N

Université internationale de langue française au service du développement africain

Université Senghor 1989 Alexandria Egypt F

Université libre des pays des Grands Lacs

ULPGL 1990 Goma Congo DR G

Université libre internationale de Bruxelles

ULI Brussels Belgium G

Université Numérique Francophone des Sciences de la Santé et du Sport

UNF3S 2003 Lille France G

Université Numérique Francophone Mondiale

UNFM 2003 Saint-Maurice France G

Université sans frontière

USF 1990 Semoy France G

Universities Allied for Essential Medicines

UAEM F

Universities Caribbean

1967 Kingston Jamaica D y

Universities Council on Water Resources

UCOWR 1962 Carbondale IL USA N

Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

UFAW 1926 Wheathampstead UK G

Universities Fighting World Hunger

UFWH 2004 Auburn AL USA J

Universities of Applied Sciences Network

UASNET Brussels Belgium F

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