Category Archives: Out-of-school children

From the streets of Sudan: Khalid’s story

The winner of the 2012 EFA Global Monitoring Report art contest, Khalid Mohamed Hammad Elkhateem, knows the importance of education. His winning artwork “In the middle of nowhere” describes how youth of today are lost in the mismatch of skills … Continue reading

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Girls’ education in Pakistan: victim of conflict and commitment

by Pauline Rose, Director of the Global Monitoring Report It is reassuring news to hear that Malala is showing signs of recovery after the senseless shooting in Pakistan a couple of weeks ago. I remember reading Malala’s blog on the … Continue reading

Posted in Asia, Basic education, Equality, Gender, Out-of-school children, Primary school, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Put Education First – share our flyer

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon launched his Education First initiative today. To support the rationale for choosing access and learning as two of the three key aspects of the new Initiative, we have collected some key statistics below. These include a … Continue reading

Posted in Conflict, Health, HIV/AIDS, Literacy, Nutrition, Out-of-school children, Primary school, Secondary school, Skills | 1 Comment

2012 EFA Global Monitoring Report: One month to go!

In just one month, on October 16, we will release the 2012 EFA Global Monitoring Report Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work. In addition to its focus on skills development for young people, the Report will publish the most … Continue reading

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In South Sudan, many girls are missing out on school

Today, July 9, South Sudan celebrates its first anniversary. Since independence, education has been a key priority for the government. But many challenges remain – especially girls’ access to education. It’s been a rough start for the world’s youngest country. … Continue reading

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Telling the truth and shaping a vision for education

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, we have invited the Report’s previous directors to share their views on progress and prospects for Education for All. By Kevin Watkins Was it really three years? When I … Continue reading

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Beyond 2015: Continuing and complementing the GMR

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, we have invited the Report’s previous directors to share their views on progress and prospects for Education for All. By Nicholas Burnett At 10 years, the Education for All … Continue reading

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Let’s not forget 61 million out-of-school children at Rio+20

By Pauline Rose, Director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, and Albert Motivans, Head of Education Statistics at the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. On the eve of the Rio+20 conference, the Education for All Global Monitoring Report and … Continue reading

Posted in Africa, Basic education, Developing countries, Equality, Equity, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty | 11 Comments

Protecting education aid is more vital than ever

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report, we have invited the Report’s previous directors to share their views on progress and prospects for Education for All. By Christopher Colclough Much has been achieved over … Continue reading

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Africa Progress Report calls for big push on education

Urgent action is needed to tackle a “twin crisis” in access to education and the quality of teaching, according to the 2012 Africa Progress Report, Jobs, Justice and Equity: Seizing Opportunities in Times of Global Change, which was launched on … Continue reading

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