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

European Association of Sinological Librarians

EASL Zurich Switzerland D

European Association of Taiwan Studies

EATS 2004 D

European Association of Tax Law Professors

EATLP 1999 Amsterdam Netherlands D

European Association of Teachers of Ancient Greek

EATAG 1989 Kilbride UK D

European Association of the Free Thought

EAFT 2007 D

European Association of University Classics Teachers

Eurosophia 1967 Saint-Étienne France D

European Association of Veterinarians in Education, Research and Industry

EVERI 1973 Brussels Belgium D t

European Association of Young Economists

EAYE Ghent Belgium D

European Association of Young Neurologists and Trainees

YNT 1999 Budapest Hungary D

European Association of Young Opera Friends

JUVENILIA 1998 Milan Italy D

European Astrobiology Network Association

EANA 2001 Cologne Germany D

European Atherosclerosis Society

EAS 1964 Gothenburg Sweden D

European Athlete Student Network

EAS 2004 Ghaxaq Malta F

European Auditing Research Network

EARNet 2000 Espoo Finland F v

European Aviation Maintenance Training Committee

EAMTC 1984 Leidschendam Netherlands D

European Aviation Security Training Institute

EASTI 1997 Brussels Belgium E gj

European Banking and Financial Services Training Association

EBTN 1998 Brussels Belgium F y

European Banking Federation

EBF 1960 Brussels Belgium E

European Baromedical Association for nurses, operators and technicians

EBAss Bundoora VIC Australia D

European Beat Studies Network

EBSN 2010 F

European Biomass Research Network

EUBREN Brussels Belgium F

European Biosafety Association

EBSA 1996 Ghent Belgium D

European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

EBCOG 1996 Belfast UK E

European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion

EBCP 1991 Brussels Belgium E

European Board of Dermatology and Venereology

EBDV Poznań Poland E

European Board of Medical Genetics

EBMG 2012 Vienna Austria E

European Board of National Archivists

EBNA Copenhagen Denmark F c

European Board of Paediatrics

EBP 1994 Geneva Switzerland E

European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

EBOPRAS 1991 Barcelona Spain E

European Bobath Tutors Association

EBTA 1971 D

European Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Group

EBHL 1994 London UK F

European Brain Council

EBC 2002 Brussels Belgium D y

European Brain Foundation

EBF 2022 Brussels Belgium F f

European Brass Band Association

EBBA 1995 Ghent Belgium D

European Broadcasting Union

EBU 1950 Geneva Switzerland D

European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations

EBLIDA 1992 The Hague Netherlands D

European Business Aviation Association

EBAA 1977 Brussels Belgium D t

European Business Club Association

EBCA Oedheim Germany J

European Business School Librarians' Group

EBSLG 1970 D

European Business School, Dublin

EBS 1993 Dublin Ireland G

European Calcified Tissue Society

ECTS 1981 Brussels Belgium D v

European Capital Markets Institute

ECMI 1993 Brussels Belgium E jy

European Capitals and Cities of Sport Federation

ACES Europe 2001 Brussels Belgium D

European Cardiology Section Foundation

ECSF 2010 Cologne Germany F f

European Cartridge Research Association

ECRA 1964 The Hague Netherlands D

European Cavernoma Alliance

J

European Cement Research Academy

ECRA 2003 Düsseldorf Germany D

European Centre for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics

ECARES 1991 Brussels Belgium G

European Centre for Advanced Studies in Thermodynamics

ECAST 1989 Nancy France E v

European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation

ECARF 2003 Berlin Germany G f

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