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 Literacy Foundation |
2003 | F | f | |||
World Literacy Initiative |
2000 | Atlanta GA | USA | G | ||
World Maritime University |
WMU | 1983 | Malmö | Sweden | E | y |
World Martial Arts Masterships Committee |
WMC | 2016 | Seoul | Korea Rep | G | |
World Martial Arts Union |
WoMAU | 2002 | Chungju | Korea Rep | C | |
World Materials Research Institutes Forum |
WMRIF | 2005 | Tsukuba | Japan | F | |
World Media Association |
WMA | 1978 | Washington DC | USA | F | v |
World Media Institute |
WMI | Prescott ON | Canada | N | j | |
World Medical Association |
WMA | 1947 | Ferney-Voltaire | France | B | |
World Medical Relief |
WMR | 1953 | Southfield MI | USA | N | |
World Memom Organisation |
WMO | 2002 | London | UK | E | |
World Memory Sports Council |
WMSC | 1991 | Croydon | UK | J | |
World Meteorological Organization |
WMO | 1947 | Geneva | Switzerland | B | g |
World Methodist Museum |
Lake Junaluska NC | USA | G | |||
World Minigolf Sport Federation |
WMF | 1980 | Bamberg | Germany | C | |
World Molecular Imaging Society |
WMIS | 2011 | Culver City CA | USA | C | |
World Mountain People Association |
WMPA | 2001 | Paris | France | C | |
World Muslim Congress |
WMC | 1926 | Karachi | Pakistan | B | |
World Mycotoxin Forum |
WMF | 2001 | Bilthoven | Netherlands | F | c |
World Neighbors |
WN | 1951 | Oklahoma City OK | USA | G | v |
World Nuclear University |
WNU | 2003 | London | UK | F | |
World Organization for Early Childhood Education |
OMEP | 1948 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | C | y |
World Organization for Education, Science and Development |
1990 | Tripoli | Libya | G | ||
World Organization for Research and Development into the Therapeutic Use of Motion Pictures |
1988 | London | UK | G | ||
World Organization of the Scout Movement |
WOSM | 1907 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | B | |
World ORT |
WO | 1880 | London | UK | C | |
World Ovarian Cancer Coalition |
2016 | C | ||||
World Pacific Sports Federation |
WPSF | 2018 | New Delhi | India | J | |
World Packaging Organisation |
WPO | 1968 | Vienna | Austria | C | y |
World Pathology Foundation |
WPF | 1972 | Falls Church VA | USA | F | f |
World PCO Alliance |
2009 | Tokyo | Japan | D | ||
World Pen Pals |
WPP | 1950 | Saugerties NY | USA | N | |
World Pharmacists |
1997 | Athens | Greece | G | v | |
World Philanthropists Organization |
Hampton | UK | N | |||
World Radiography Educational Trust Foundation |
WRETF | 1965 | London | UK | G | f |
World Recreational Scuba Training Council |
WRSTC | 1987 | Stuart FL | USA | E | |
World Reference Laboratory for Foot and Mouth Diseases |
WRLFMD | 1958 | Pirbright | UK | G | |
World Relief |
1944 | Baltimore MD | USA | G | ||
World Relief Refugee Services |
WRRS | Baltimore MD | USA | G | ||
World Renew |
1962 | Burlington ON | Canada | G | ||
World Rowing |
1892 | Lausanne | Switzerland | B | y | |
World Sailing |
1907 | London | UK | B | y | |
World Sand Sculpting Academy |
WSSA | 1990 | The Hague | Netherlands | C | y |
World Scholar's Cup |
2007 | Los Angeles CA | USA | F | ||
World Schools Debating Championships |
WSDC | 1988 | Ascot | UK | E | |
World Scout Bureau |
WSB | 1920 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | K | |
World Shiology Forum |
WSF | 2017 | Beijing | China | J | |
World Silambam Association |
WSA | 1999 | Petaling Jaya | Malaysia | G | |
World Skate |
1924 | Lausanne | Switzerland | C | y | |
World Small Animal Veterinary Association |
WSAVA | 1959 | Dundas ON | Canada | B | y |