The TCG is composed of a maximum of 35 regionally representative members of Member States, multilateral agencies and civil society groups, in addition to the Co-Chair of the SDG-Education 2030 Steering Committee.
There is a rotation of the TCG members every two years and members are elected based on UNESCO’s official electoral regional groupings.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) hosts the TCG Secretariat and is co-chaired by Silvia Montoya, Director of UIS, and Manos Antoninis, Director of the Global Education Monitoring Report (GEMR).
For the period of 2018-2020, which has been extended to 2021, the TCG is composed of:
- UNESCO Members States (22)
Western Europe and North America | Eastern Europe | Latin America and the Caribbean | Asia and the Pacific | Sub-Saharan Africa | Arab States |
Canada | Armenia | Brazil | Bangladesh | Angola | Lebanon |
France | Estonia | Colombia | Indonesia | Gambia | Oman |
Germany | Russian Federation | Cuba | P.R. China | Zambia | Saudi Arabia |
Sweden | Jamaica | Pakistan | |||
Mexico |
- Multilateral SDG 4 partner agencies (4)
- Civil society and international organizations (3)
- Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO)
- Education International
- Collective Consultation of NGOs (CCNGO)
- Co-chair of the SDG-Education 2030 Steering Committee representing Member States
The TCG also includes, as observers, representatives of Member States, regional agencies, non-government organizations, and regional commissions able to provide expert technical advice and support throughout the framework implementation process.
- UNESCO Members States
Western Europe and North America | Eastern Europe | Latin America and the Caribbean | Asia and the Pacific | Sub-Saharan Africa | Arab States |
Belgium | Bulgaria | Argentina | Japan | Burkina Faso | Egypt |
Norway | Czech Republic | Peru | Philippines | Kenya | Tunisia |
Turkey | Slovak Republic | Venezuela | Republic of Korea | South Africa | United Arab Emirates |
- Agencies and organizations
- African Union (AU)
- Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS)
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
- Department for International Development (DFID)
- Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
- Organization of Ibero-American States for Education (OEI)
- the Pacific Community (SPC)
- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
- Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)
- Regional Commissions