In March 2026, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report — Access and Equity: Countdown to 2030, revealing that one in six school-age children worldwide are out of education and only two in three complete secondary schooling.
- In 2024, a report found that 273 million children, adolescents, and youth were out of school globally, excluding an additional estimated 13 million in ten conflict-affected countries.
About GEM report 2026:
Overview: The Global Education Monitoring Report 2026 assesses global progress towards achieving equitable and inclusive education under Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) by 2030.
Urgency: West Asia faces severe disruption due to conflicts, with school closures leaving millions out of education and 13 million additionally excluded in the most affected countries.
Enrolment: Global enrolment reached 1.4 billion in 2024, increasing by 327 million (30%) since 2000, with 45% growth in pre-primary and 161% in post-secondary, equivalent to 25 children entering school every minute.
Completion: Completion rates improved from 77% to 88% (primary), 60% to 78% (lower secondary), and 37% to 61% (upper secondary), yet only two-thirds complete schooling and 95% completion may be reached only by 2105.
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