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UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report 2026
UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report 2026 highlights gaps in access and equity, noting that only two in three students complete secondary education. The report underscores challenges in achieving SDG 4 targets by 2030.
Global Education Monitoring Report 2026:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Published By | Published by UNESCO |
| Theme | Provides focus on access and equity with countdown to 2030 |
| Out of School Children | Includes 273 million children adolescents and youth in 2024 excluding additional 13 million in conflict affected countries |
| Secondary Education | Provides that only two in three students complete secondary education globally |
| SDG Link | Relates to Sustainable Development Goal 4 on education |
| Global Status | Provides that no country has achieved universal secondary education completion |
| Access vs Learning | Provides that increased access does not guarantee meaningful learning outcomes |
| Systemic Reforms | Includes legal recognition of education compulsory schooling and fee abolition with example of Right to Education Act 2009 |
| Public Financing | Includes use of public funding to balance private provision and reduce inequality |
| Demand Side Measures | Includes cash transfers scholarships school supplies and improved health and nutrition |
| Supply Side Measures | Includes expansion of public infrastructure and open and distance education systems |
| Other Recommendations | Includes setting national targets efficient data use and equity oriented policies |