Category Archives: Out-of-school children

Education for All is affordable – by 2015 and beyond

If governments and donors make concerted efforts to meet the promises they made in 2000, basic education for all could be achieved by 2015, according to analysis in a new policy paper released by the Education for All Global Monitoring … Continue reading

Posted in Africa, Aid, Arab States, Asia, Basic education, Developing countries, Donors, Economic growth, Equality, Equity, Finance, Innovative financing, Latin America, Learning, Literacy, Millennium Development Goals, North America, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Pre-primary education, Primary school, Quality of education, Uncategorized | 11 Comments

Education and Kenya’s election: let’s hear how to help the excluded

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report Education has emerged as a leading theme in the campaign for Kenya’s hotly contested presidential election on March 4. The quality of education, the lack of teachers and … Continue reading

Posted in Equality, Equity, Marginalization, Out-of-school children, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

A post-2015 youth perspective: It’s make-or-break time for education

By Naim Keruwala I came across this picture on my Facebook timeline a couple of days ago. It captures very well the state of education in many countries, where government schools providing free education are inadequate and quality of education … Continue reading

Posted in Basic education, Employment, Equality, Equity, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Primary school, Secondary school | Tagged | 8 Comments

Business leaders at the World Economic Forum must boost finance for education

As political and business leaders gather in Davos for another year’s World Economic Forum, the Education for All Global Monitoring Report has released a new policy paper  showing that contributions from corporations and private foundations combined total only $683 million … Continue reading

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Life skills taught in school vital to reduce risk of HIV and AIDS

Only 7% of school children in E & S Africa have desired level of knowledge on HIV and AIDS On World AIDS Day, new research conducted for the Global Monitoring Report  ‘Youth and Skills: Putting education to work’ shows the importance … Continue reading

Posted in Africa, Basic education, Developing countries, Health, HIV/AIDS, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Secondary school, Skills | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Join the consultation on Teaching and Learning for Development

A learning crisis is leaving one in three primary school-aged children not achieving  basic skills, whether they are in school or not. This revelation makes the theme of the 2013 Education for All Global Monitoring Report (GMR) on Teaching and … Continue reading

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Lost opportunities: The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving

This guest post is by Albert Motivans, Head of Education Indicators and Data Analysis Section at Unesco Institute for Statistics (UIS). There is an urgent need to face the issue of high numbers of children who are repeating grades and … Continue reading

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The bottom ten countries for female education

As we approach ‘Malala Day’ on 10 November, the EFA Global Monitoring Report reveals that Pakistan scores in the bottom ten of new country rankings for education of poor females. As we stand together on ‘Malala Day’, it is vital … Continue reading

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Education must not fail another generation

Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria and a member of the Africa Progress Panel, looks at the implications for Africa of the findings and messages in the 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report. This article was first published … Continue reading

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United Nations High Level post-2015 Panel must prioritise equity in education

By Pauline Rose, Director of the Global Monitoring Report. Studying at school, Karachi, Pakistan. © UNESCO/A. Soomro Unlike hurricanes and health epidemics, education emergencies rarely hit the news headlines. The tragic shooting of Malala in Pakistan has brought the world’s … Continue reading

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