Quality Education

SDG 4 Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for

Since 2000, there has been enormous progress in achieving the target of universal primary education. The total enrolment rate in developing regions reached 91 percent in 2015, and the worldwide number of children out of school has dropped by almost half.
Completion rate

Target


4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education


4.1.2 Completion rate (lower secondary education)

Arab Region
2023
70.3
٪ of completed lower secondary education
70.9
69.6
1 % since 2000
Latin America & Caribbean
2024
84.4
٪ of completed lower secondary education
87.2
81.6
1 % since 2000
World
2024
78.1
٪ of completed lower secondary education
79.1
77.1
1 % since 2000
Secondary Enrollment

Target


4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education


4.1x School enrollment, secondary

Arab Region
2018
63.5
٪ of net secondary school enrollment
61.3
65.6
1 % since 2000
North America
2018
93.1
٪ of net secondary school enrollment
93.6
92.5
0.36 % since 2000
World
2018
66.3
٪ of net secondary school enrollment
66.3
66.3
0.99 % since 2000
Children Developmentally on-track

Target


4.2 By 2030, ensure access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education


4.2.1 Proportion of children aged 24–59 months who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex

Arab Region
2024
78.3
٪ of children are developmentally on-track
79.8
76.9
N/A
Sub-Saharan Africa
2024
54.4
٪ of children are developmentally on-track
56.1
52.7
N/A
World
2024
65.7
٪ of children are developmentally on-track
65.4
61.6
N/A
Kindergarten

Target


4.2 By 2030, ensure access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education


4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age)

Arab Region
2024
44.8
٪ of children were in kindergarten
45.6
44.2
3 % since 2003
Europe
2024
91.6
٪ of children were in kindergarten
91.6
91.7
0.12 % since 2003
World
2024
75.0
٪ of children were in kindergarten
74.7
75.2
0.70 % since 2003
Children Out of School

Target


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


4.2x Children out of school, primary

Arab Region
2020
13.9
٪ in primary school age were out of school
15.5
12.4
-2 % since 2000
North America
2020
0.896
٪ in primary school age were out of school
0.413
1.4
-4 % since 2000
World
2020
8.8
٪ in primary school age were out of school
9.6
8.0
-2 % since 2000
Youth Literacy

Target


4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy


4.6.1x Youth literacy rate

Arab Region
2024
90.2
٪ of youth population was literate
88.2
92.2
0.41 % since 2000
Latin America & Caribbean
2024
98.7
٪ of youth population was literate
98.9
98.5
0.15 % since 2000
World
2024
93.1
٪ of youth population was literate
92.0
94.1
0.28 % since 2000
Elderly Literacy

Target


4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy


4.6.1x Elderly literacy rate

Arab Region
2024
43.0
٪ of elderly population was literate
29.9
58.2
3 % since 2000
Latin America & Caribbean
2024
85.3
٪ of elderly population was literate
83.9
87.0
0.81 % since 2000
World
2024
79.3
٪ of elderly population was literate
74.9
84.9
0.78 % since 2000
Computers in Schools

Target


4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are inclusive and effective learning environments for all


4.a.1 Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, lower secondary

Arab Region
2024
88.2
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to computers
-0.17 % since
East Asia
2024
93.4
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to computers
-0.04 % since 2015
World
2024
65.4
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to computers
0.67 % since 2015
Drinking Water

Target


4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are inclusive and effective learning environments for all


4.a.1 Schools with access to basic drinking water, lower secondary

Arab Region
2024
92.2
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking water
0.14 % since
Asia & Pacific
2024
89.6
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking water
0.81 % since 2015
World
2024
86.0
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking water
0.57 % since 2015
Electricity in Schools

Target


4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are inclusive and effective learning environments for all


4.a.1 Proportion of schools with access to electricity, lower secondary

Arab Region
2024
88.9
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to electricity
0.38 % since
Asia & Pacific
2024
89.6
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to electricity
2 % since 2015
World
2024
86.8
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to electricity
1 % since 2015
Handwashing Facilities

Target


4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are inclusive and effective learning environments for all


4.a.1 Schools with basic handwashing facilities, lower secondary

Arab Region
2024
91.3
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to basic handwashing facilities
-0.66 % since
Central Asia
2024
99.9
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to basic handwashing facilities
0.73 % since 2017
World
2024
84.3
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to basic handwashing facilities
0.50 % since 2017
Internet in Schools

Target


4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are inclusive and effective learning environments for all


4.a.1 Schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, lower secondary

Arab Region
2024
67.6
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to internet
-0.79 % since
East Asia
2024
94.9
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to internet
0.25 % since 2015
World
2024
62.0
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to internet
2 % since 2016
Single-Sex Sanitation

Target


4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are inclusive and effective learning environments for all


4.a.1 Schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, lower secondary

Arab Region
2024
86.0
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation
-0.42 % since
Asia & Pacific
2024
88.8
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation
0.12 % since 2015
World
2024
85.8
٪ of lower secondary schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation
0.24 % since 2015
Trained Primary Teachers

Target


4.c .By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training


4.c.1 Proportion of primary teachers who have received at least the minimum organized teacher training

Arab Region
2024
76.5
٪ of primary teachers were trained
76.0
77.6
-0.51 % since 2015
North America
2024
97.9
٪ of primary teachers were trained
98.2
96.4
-0.13 % since 2015
World
2024
82.2
٪ of primary teachers were trained
83.0
80.4
0.22 % since 2015
Trained Secondary Teachers

Target


4.c .By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training


4.c.1 Proportion of secondary teachers who have received at least the minimum organized teacher training

Arab Region
2024
83.5
٪ of secondary teachers were trained
83.4
83.7
0.13 % since 2015
North America
2024
98.4
٪ of secondary teachers were trained
98.3
98.5
-0.13 % since 2015
World
2024
81.5
٪ of secondary teachers were trained
82.1
80.6
100 % since 2024