Context:
‘Global Education Monitoring Report 2024’ released
Global Education Monitoring Report:
- Released by – UNESCO
- Published annually
- Purpose – Monitor progress on education in the SDGs and the implementation of national and international education strategies to help hold all relevant partners accountable
Key Observations:
- Leaders as Agents of Change – Leadership in education involves social influence to achieve common goals.
- Emphasis that education leaders should balance learning outcomes with equity, quality, and inclusivity.
- Lack of Funding – 40% of countries spend less than 4% of GDP on education.
- Out-of-School Children – 251 million children and youth are out of school globally, with only a 1% reduction since 2015.
- Access to Education – Central and Southern Asia have made significant progress, but Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan have the largest out-of-school populations.
- Key Recommendations –
- Empower leadership skills to manage schools effectively.
- Enhance the capacity of education officials to act as system leaders.
- Integrate climate change education into earlier grades and across more subjects beyond science.
Source: UNESCO
Previous Year Question
What is the aim of the programme ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2017 Prelims]
(a) Achieving 100% literacy by promoting collaboration between voluntary organizations and government’s education system and local communities.
(b) Connecting institutions of higher education with local communities to address development challenges through appropriate technologies.
(c) Strengthening India’s scientific research institutions in order to make India a scientific and technological power.
(d) Developing human capital by allocating special funds for health care and education of rural and urban poor, and organizing skill development programmes and vocational training for them.
Answer: (b)
