The report card Nearly a third of the world’s population live in countries where quality schooling for all children by 2015 and greater learning opportunities for youth and adults remain a dream. >> More
The High-Level Group speaks out “We find it alarming that, on present trends, only 83 countries have achieved or have a high chance of achieving by 2015 three of the six Dakar goals – universal primary education, gender equality and adult literacy”. >> More
Global Education for All Week 2003 Expectations are high for the Global Education for All Week 2003 to be celebrated around the world from 6 to 13 April. People and organizations are invited to organize events ranging from television debates, public happenings and other festivities on this year’s theme “Building Momentum to Eliminate Gender Gaps by 2005”. >> More
World tour Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Mauritania, Nicaragua, and Niger are the first to benefit from the World Bank’s “fast-track” initiative to help countries implement their EFA Action Plans. Work is now under way with these countries to build the required capacity and to close a financing gap, currently estimated at around $400 million over the next three years (2003-2005). >> More