SDGs 04
Quality Education 優質教育

Since 2000, there has been enormous progress in achieving the target of universal primary education. The total enrollment rate in developing regions reached 91 percent in 2015, and the worldwide number of children out of school has dropped by almost half. There has also been a dramatic increase in literacy rates, and many more girls are in school than ever before. These are all remarkable successes.

Progress has also been tough in some developing regions due to high levels of poverty, armed conflicts and other emergencies. In Western Asia and North Africa, ongoing armed conflict has seen an increase in the number of children out of school. This is a worrying trend. While Sub-Saharan Africa made the greatest progress in primary school enrollment among all developing regions – from 52 percent in 1990, up to 78 percent in 2012 – large disparities still remain. Children from the poorest households are up to four times more likely to be out of school than those of the richest households. Disparities between rural and urban areas also remain high.

Achieving inclusive and quality education for all reaffirms the belief that education is one of the most powerful and proven vehicles for sustainable development. This goal ensures that all girls and boys complete free primary and secondary schooling by 2030. It also aims to provide equal access to affordable vocational training, to eliminate gender and wealth disparities, and achieve universal access to a quality higher education.

自 2000 年以來，在實現普及初等教育的目標方面取得了巨大進展。 2015年發展中地區總入學率達到91%，全球失學兒童人數減少近一半。識字率也顯著提高，上學的女孩比以往任何時候都多。這些都是非常了不起的里程碑。

由於高度貧困、武裝衝突和其他緊急情況，一些發展中地區的進展也很艱難。在西亞和北非，持續的武裝衝突導致失學兒童人數增加。這是一個令人擔憂的趨勢。雖然撒哈拉以南非洲在所有發展中地區的小學入學率方面取得了最大進步——從 1990 年的 52% 上升到 2012 年的 78%——但仍然存在巨大差距。來自最貧困家庭的孩子失學的可能性是最富有家庭的四倍。農村和城市地區之間的差距也仍然很大。

Reference: https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals