ODS 4 Ensure inclusive, equitable and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning.

GOALS

4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education, leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes;

4.2 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and preprimary education so that they are ready for primary education;

4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university;

4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship;

4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the more vulnerable, including people with disabilities, indigenous people and children in vulnerable situations;

4.6 By 2030, ensure that all young people and a substantial proportion of adults, men and women, are literate and have acquired basic knowledge of mathematics;

4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development;

4.a Build and improve physical facilities for education, appropriate for children and sensitive to disabilities and gender, and provide safe and non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environment for all;

4.b By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, especially to least developed countries, SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communication technology, technicians, engineering and scientific programs, in developed countries and other developing countries;

4.c By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).