Quality Education - The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4

The UN explains: "Obtaining a quality education underpins a range of fundamental development drivers. Major progress has been made towards increasing access to education at all levels, particularly for women and girls.

Basic literacy skills across the world have improved tremendously, yet bolder efforts are needed to achieve universal education goals for all. For example, the world has achieved equality in primary education between girls and boys, but few countries have achieved that target at all levels of education."

The charts and visuals below provide data on the major developments in global education in relation to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets.

The UN has defined 10 Targets and 11 Indicators for SDG 4. Targets specify the goals and Indicators represent the metrics by which the world aims to track whether these Targets are achieved. Below we quote the original text of all Targets and show the data on the agreed Indicators.

How is the world doing on this goal?

Posted  updated 9 months ago

Equal access to further education - SDG Indicator 4.3.1

Definition: Indicator 4.3.1 is the "participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex".



It is not clear how this is supposed to be tracked. Here we show the total enrollment in tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. Data on non-formal further education and training is not available.

Goal: By 2030 "ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education".

There is no defined target level of further education participation rates per year for this indicator.

Target 4.4: Increase the number of people with relevant skills for financial success

UN definition: "By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship."

Information and communications technology (ICT) skills - SDG Indicator 4.1.1

Definition: Indicator 4.4.1 is the "Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill".





There are a number of relevant ICT skills which could be measured for this indicator. Measured here is the share of youth and adults (aged 15-24 years old) with skills in creating electronic presentations with presentation software.

Goal: By 2030 "substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship".

Target 4.5: Eliminate all discrimination in education

UN definition: "By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations."

Disparities in educational access - SDG Indicator 4.5.1

Definition: Indicator 4.5.1 is "Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators".









This is measured as gender parity in school enrolment, school life expectancy, and completion rate. Data on parity for other indices are not available.

Goal: By 2030 "eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training" for all.

Target 4.6: Universal literacy and numeracy

UN definition: "By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men, and women, achieve literacy and numeracy."


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