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Before. Between. Beyond. Reaching education.


Percentage of persons, 15 years and ??der, who can read and write

Goal 1

Early childhood care and education

Fewer than half of all children in the world participate in early childhood programmes.

Goal 2

Universal primary education

More than 100 million children in the world are still deprived of access to primary education.

Goal 3

Learning needs of all young people and adults

Learning should not be restricted to school age, nor to any other age.

Goal 4

Adult literacy literacy

Ability to read and write. The term may also refer to familiarity with literature and to a basic level of education obtained through the written word. In ancient civilizations such as those of the Sumerians and Babylonians, literacy was the province of an elite


To be able to read, write and calculate has been acknowledged as a human right.

Goal 5

Gender equality equality

Generally, an ideal of uniformity in treatment or status by those in a position to affect either. Acknowledgment of the right to equality often must be coerced from the advantaged by the disadvantaged. Equality of opportunity was the founding creed of U.S.


Gender equality, including in education, is a condition for development.

Goal 6

Education quality

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 to the promotion of quality in education.

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Out-of-school children: distribution by region (1999-2000)

Latin America/Caribbean         2%
East Asia/Pacific              13%
Central-Asia                    2%
Central and Eastern Europe      3%
Arab States/North Africa        7%
Sub-Saharan Africa            3.7%
South/West Asia                34%
North America/Western Europe    2%

Note: Table made from pie chart
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