Report was released at the Global Education Meeting, organized by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and hosted at Fortaleza by the Government of Brazil (Current G20 President).

Key Observations of the Report

• Leaders as agents of change: In education, leadership is a process of social influence aimed at maximizing joint efforts towards a common goal. Function of an education leader:
  • Define their purpose and plan how they will influence change.
  • Balance targeted learning outcomes with equity, quality, and inclusive education goals.
• Lack of funding: 4 in 10 countries spend less than 4% of GDP on education. 
• Out of School children: 251 million children and youth globally and there has been a reduction of just 1% since 2015.
• Access to education: Central and Southern Asia has continued making rapid progress in access to education.
  • However, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan have the largest out-of-school populations in the world 

Key Recommendations

• Leadership development: Principals should be given the freedom to manage their schools effectively.
• System leader: Develop education officials’ capacity to serve as system leaders
• Climate change education needs to be taught more in the earlier grades and across more subjects than just science.