Category Archives: Equality

Out-of-school numbers on the rise as aid to education falls short of 2010 levels

Posted on 6 July 2015 by GEM Report

By Aaron Benavot, Director of the EFA Global Monitoring Report, and Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. A new paper jointly released by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and the Education for All Global Monitoring Report … Continue reading →

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Oslo: Investing in teachers is investing in learning

Posted on 3 July 2015 by Manos Antoninis

  The Oslo Summit on Education for Development, which starts on Monday, is part of the global relay race to bring education back to the top of the development agenda by the end of 2015. It is taking the baton … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Aid, Arab States, Asia, Basic education, Developing countries, Equality, Equity, Language, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, mdgs, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Post-secondary education, Pre-primary education, Primary school, Quality of education, sdgs, Secondary school, Sustainable development | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Conflict exacerbates already existing inequalities

Posted on 25 June 2015 by GEM Report

The EFA GMR’s last report showed that only a third of countries had reached global education goals set in 2000, and identified conflict as one of the major barriers to achieving better results. A new paper out yesterday in time … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Conflict, Equality, Gender, Human rights, Learning, Marginalization, Out-of-school children, Quality of education, Refugees and displaced people | Tagged , | Leave a comment

What would you put first? A new suit, or your nation’s education?

Posted on 17 June 2015 by Kate Redman

News has reported this morning that the new National Assembly in Nigeria is to receive $43 million in a clothing allowance, meaning that each of the legislators is receiving over $91,000. According to the latest costing estimates by the EFA … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Equality, Finance, Governance, Legislation, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Quality of education, Teachers | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Why media reports about learning assessment data make me cringe

Posted on 17 June 2015 by GEM Report

By Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. With a new set of post-2015 education goals and targets on the horizon, the international community is looking to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) to help collect global data … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Finance, Learning, Legislation, Poverty, Quality of education, Teachers | Tagged | 1 Comment

Key education targets will not be reached by 2030 if recent trends continue

Posted on 1 June 2015 by Manos Antoninis

By Manos Antoninis and Marcos Delprato, Senior Policy Analyst and Research Office respectively, for the Education for All Global Monitoring Report. A new technical note prepared by the EFA Global Monitoring Report for the World Education Forum about the feasibility … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Africa, Arab States, Asia, Basic education, Developed countries, Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Equality, Equity, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Post-secondary education, Pre-primary education, Primary school, Sustainable development | Tagged | 3 Comments

Currents and counter-currents at the World Education Forum

Posted on 29 May 2015 by Aaron Benavot

By Aaron Benavot and Manos Antoninis The 2015 World Education Forum (WEF) took place last week at the Incheon Free Economic Zone, Republic of Korea. Set among impressive glass skyscrapers built on reclaimed land, the choice of venue was symbolic … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Africa, Aid, Arab States, Asia, Basic education, Developed countries, Developing countries, Early childhood care and education, Equality, Equity, Gender, Latin America, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Post-secondary education, Pre-primary education, Primary school | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Want proof of what’s possible in education? You’ll find it in Korea.

Posted on 26 May 2015 by GEM Report

by Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General for the OECD Last week, UNESCO and six other UN agencies convened world leaders in education in Incheon, Republic of Korea, to establish the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Asia, Basic education, Developed countries, Developing countries, Equality, Equity, Governance, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Post-secondary education, Pre-primary education, Primary school, Sustainable development | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Education 2030: Equity and quality with a lifelong learning perspective

Posted on 18 May 2015 by Manos Antoninis

This blog shows how the World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE) helps track inequalities in education over time and across countries. It reveals a new finding from the database, released to coincide with the World Education Forum at Incheon, that … Continue reading →

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New proposed indicators to monitor the post-2015 education framework

Posted on 13 May 2015 by GEM Report

By Albert Motivans, Head of Education Statistics, UNESCO Institute for Statistics and Manos Antoninis, Senior Policy Analyst, Education for All Global Monitoring Report. The post-2015 sustainable development agenda, including the education goal, has received praise for its ambitious and universal … Continue reading →

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