Graph of the week
National benchmark values suggest the world will not achieve SDG 4
Aggregating the benchmark values either that countries have submitted or that have been extracted from their national plans provides the first full picture of whether the SDG 4 pledges are likely to be achieved. The main conclusion is that even if countries manage to achieve their voluntarily set benchmarks, they still fall short of the SDG 4 target pledges, even before taking the potential impact of COVID-19 into account.
Global average baseline (2015) and benchmark values 2025/2030, by indicator
Statistics of the month
These statistics are taken from GEM Report materials.
of total education spending
is covered by households in low- and lower-middle-income countries
in 34 middle- and high-income countries would prefer more public spending on education
of families
borrow to pay for education in low-income countries