Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 4: Quality Education

Quality Education


Progress towards quality education was already slower than required before the pandemic, but COVID-19 has had devastating impacts on education, causing learning losses in four out of five of the 104 countries studied.

Without additional measures, an estimated 84 million children and young people will stay out of school by 2030 and approximately 300 million students will lack the basic numeracy and literacy skills necessary for success in life.

In addition to free primary and secondary schooling for all boys and girls by 2030, the aim is to provide equal access to affordable vocational training, eliminate gender and wealth disparities, and achieve universal access to quality higher education.

Education is the key that will allow many other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved. When people are able to get quality education they can break from the cycle of poverty.

Education helps to reduce inequalities and to reach gender equality. It also empowers people everywhere to live more healthy and sustainable lives. Education is also crucial to fostering tolerance between people and contributes to more peaceful societies.

To deliver on Goal 4, education financing must become a national investment priority. Furthermore, measures such as making education free and compulsory, increasing the number of teachers, improving basic school infrastructure and embracing digital transformation are essential.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association

TEFMA 2003 Hobart TAS Australia G

TESOL International Association

1966 Alexandria VA USA G

Tethys Research Institute

1986 Milan Italy G j

Teutonic Order

1190 Vienna Austria R

Texas A and M International University

1969 Laredo TX USA G

Texas International Education Consortium

TIEC 1985 Austin TX USA G

Textile Education and Research in Europe

TEXERE 1988 Billericay UK K

TEXTRANET

1989 Paris France F

TGEU

2005 Berlin Germany F

Thanks to Scandinavia

TTS 1963 New York NY USA N f

The African Borderlands Research Network

ABORNE 2007 Edinburgh UK F y

The African Capacity Building Foundation

ACBF 1991 Harare Zimbabwe F fy

The Asfari Foundation

2006 London UK G f

The Association for International Sport for All

TAFISA 1990 Frankfurt-Main Germany B y

The Australasian Corrosion Association

ACA 1955 Preston VIC Australia E

The Baltic University Programme

BUP 1991 Uppsala Sweden F

The Carter Center

1982 Atlanta GA USA G

the Chocolate Way

2013 Perugia Italy J

The Class Foundation

2011 Amsterdam Netherlands F

The Commonwealth Education Trust

CET 1887 London UK E

The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation

1956 London UK F f

The Dysmelia Network

DysNet 2009 Solna Sweden D

The Electromagnetics Academy

EM Academy Cambridge MA USA G

The European Association for Gender Research, Education and Documentation

ATGENDER 2009 Utrecht Netherlands E

The European Law Students' Association

ELSA 1981 Brussels Belgium D

The European Nature Trust

TENT 2000 London UK G

The Freedom Fund

2013 New York NY USA G

The Girl Generation

J y

The Global Association of Art and Design Education and Research

Cumulus Association 1990 Aalto Finland D

The Global Business Initiative on Human Rights

GBI 2009 Eastbourne UK F

The Global Institute

2010 Portland ME USA F

The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities

The Guild 2016 Brussels Belgium F

The Hague Academic Coalition

HAC 2004 The Hague Netherlands G y

The Hague Academy Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations

1957 The Hague Netherlands G

The Hague Academy of International Law

1923 The Hague Netherlands G

The Institute for a Global Sustainable Information Society

GSIS 2003 Vienna Austria G j

The International Ecotourism Society

TIES 1990 Washington DC USA C

The International Research Foundation for English Language Education

TIRF 1999 Interlochen MI USA F f

The Intrepid Foundation

2002 Melbourne VIC Australia J f

The Knot

Melsbroek Belgium N

The Lancefield Society

2019 Barnarring VIC Australia E v

The League of Historical Cities

LHC 1987 Kyoto Japan F

The Learning Teacher Network

LTN 2003 Karlstad Sweden F y

The Leprosy Mission International

TLMI 1874 Brentford UK F

The Lutheran World Federation

LWF 1947 Le Grand-Saconnex Switzerland B

The Mission to Seafarers

1856 London UK G

The Network: Towards Unity for Health

The Network: TUFH 1979 F y

The Nippon Foundation

1962 Tokyo Japan G f

The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education

OBHE Redhill UK F y

The Other Foundation

Saxonwold South Africa F f

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