The goal in brief
GoalEvery child finishes school, and every child learns.
Why it matters
273 million children and young people are out of school, a number that has risen seven years running, and in low- and middle-income countries about 70% of 10-year-olds can’t understand a simple written text.12 Schooling gives children the skills to earn a living and raise healthy families, and it is one of the main ways families climb out of poverty.
How we’ll know it’s done
- Finish line
- Every girl and boy completes free, quality primary and secondary school and learns, as SDG target 4.1 calls for by 2030.3
- What counts
- Children who finish school able to read, write and do maths, not just names on a register.
- How it’s checked
- UNESCO counts of children out of school, completion rates, and national learning assessments.
- Our part
- Our campaign reports the days of education it funds each month.
What follows
- Better jobs and higher earnings that lift families out of poverty.H-02End poverty
- Healthier children, since mothers with more schooling raise kids more likely to survive.H-11Reduce the child mortality rate to under 1% globally
- More trained nurses, doctors and health workers to staff clinics.H-08Establish universal access to high-quality healthcare
