Towards Education 2030: A Consulation by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics

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Toward Education 2030:
A Consultation by the
UNESCO Institute for Statistics

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Background
 2012: UN Member States agreed on developing a set of 17
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), targets and
indicators, in lieu of the 8 Millennium Development Goals
which are sun-setting in 2015.
 September 2015: Heads of States adopt the 17 SDGs and with
169 associated targets at a special UN Summit In New York.
 Discussions about monitoring indicators for goals and targets
will be ongoing through March 2016.
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From MDGs to SDGs: the processs
behind the elaboration of goals
 Post-2015 goals were an outcome of the Rio+20 Summit in
2012
 An open working group with representatives of 70 countries
elaborated the first draft of the goals, presented to the UN
general assembly in September 2014
 UN also conducted:
 a series of global conversations on 11 thematic and 83 national
consultations;
 implemented door-to-door surveys; and
 launched an online consultation through the My World survey website
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The 8 MDGs agreed in 2000 and
expiring in 2015
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1. Eradicate Extreme Hunger
and Poverty
5. Improve Maternal Health.
2. Achieve Universal Primary
Education
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria
and other diseases
3. Promote Gender Equality and
Empower Women
7. Ensure Environmental
Sustainability
4. Ensure inclusive and
equitable quality education and
promote lifelong learning
opportunities for all
8. Develop a Global Partnership
for Development

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The 17 SDGs: towards a world with
less poverty and more equity (I)
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1. End poverty in all its forms
everywhere
6. Ensure availability and sustainable
management of water and sanitation for
all
2. End hunger, achieve food security
and improved nutrition and promote
sustainable agriculture
7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable,
sustainable and modern energy for all
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote
well-being for all at all ages
8. Promote sustained, inclusive and
sustainable economic growth, full and
productive employment and decent work
for all
4. Reduce child mortality 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote
inclusive and sustainable industrialization
and foster innovation
5. Achieve gender equality and
empower all women and girls
10. Reduce inequality within and among
countries

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The 17 SDGs: towards a world with
less poverty and more equity (II)
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11. Make cities and human
settlements inclusive, safe,
resilient and sustainable
15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use
of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage
forests, combat desertification, and halt and
reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
12. Ensure sustainable
consumption and
production patterns
16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for
sustainable development, provide access to justice
for all and build effective, accountable and
inclusive institutions at all levels
13. Take urgent action to
combat climate change and
its impacts
17. Strengthen the means of implementation and
revitalize the global partnership for sustainable
development
14. Conserve and
sustainably use the oceans,
seas and marine resources
for sustainable development

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Each SDG has specific targets;
SDG 4 has seven
Target 1. Primary and
secondary education
leading to relevant and
effective learning
outcomes
Target 2. Early childhood
development, care and
pre-primary education
leading to school-
readiness
Target 3. Technical,
vocational and tertiary
education, including
university
Target 4. Skills for
employment, decent jobs
and entrepreneurship
Target 5. Gender
equality, equity and
inclusion, focusing on
vulnerable groups
Target 6. Youth and adult
literacy and numeracy
Target 7. Knowledge and
skills to promote
sustainable development
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SDG 4 and thematic indicators
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 UIS has been leading work on the development of a larger set of
thematic indicators for monitoring SDG 4 and the Education 2030
Agenda with TAG members.
 Focus on:
 Quality
 Should focus on small set of outcomes measures
 Should have direct measures of learning and skills
 Other quality measures also considered important
 Equity
 Disaggregate indicators where possible, strengthening messages on
gender equity
 Ensure that multiple disadvantage is captured
 Ensure that disadvantaged groups and contexts difficult to measure
receive special attention

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New dimension: Learning Outcomes
 Of the seven targets five focus on learning outcomes
and skills. This is a major departure from previous
agenda’s targets (access and completion)
 But,
 What does it mean to be ready for learning?
 How to monitor learning outcomes globally? Are countries
ready for measuring and tracking these new targets?
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What is this consultation for?
 To gain insight on:
 countries’ views and expectations regarding the
assessment of learning outcomes
 how countries are currently monitoring of their own
national learning goals.
 To seek opinion on:
 the relevance of cross-national monitoring of learning
outcomes in national policy making
 potential options for monitoring learning globally
 Thus, it fulfills with UIS’ mandate of elaborating
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Where does this consultation fit in
the whole SDG process?
Date Description
June 2012 United Nations Member States decided during the UN
Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to
launch a process to develop a set of Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), to build upon the
Millennium Development Goals post-2015
25-27 September
2014
Adoption of SDGs by Heads of State at a special UN
Summit in New York. SDG for is devoted to Education
June –August 2015 Preparation of online consultation for SDG 4.1
October 2015 Launch of online consultation for SDG 4.1
November 2015 Completion of the open consultation for SDG 4.1
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How will it work?
 Available in three UN official languages: English,
French and Spanish until November 30th 2015.
 Accessible online and mobile applications.
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Who will participate?
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics wants to consult with a
wide range of stakeholders:
 National and local governments
 Local non-governmental organizations
 Global non-governmental organizations
 Public sector organizations
 Commercial/private for-profit organizations
 Civil Society
 Academics and researchers
 All who are interested, whether from the field of
education or other
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What information is collected?
 Responses to the survey questions: three sections
 Any additional comments provided
 Socio demographic information: gender, age,
country of residence, education level and type of
stakeholder
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How will the data be used and
presented?
 Data from the website and mobile applications will
be consolidated every week
 Data will inform regional discussions leading up to
the refinement of the monitoring indicators for the
SDG framework in March 2016.
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What are some of its additional
features?
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1. Frequently Asked Questions
2. Information available on
Slideshare regarding about the
Post-2015 process

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What is the timeline?
 The consultation runs between October 2015 and
November 30th 2015.
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