Objective 4: Quality education
Ensuring quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all
Access to quality education is essential for the proper functioning of a sustainable society. In general, education is wrongly considered only a process that precedes the entry into the labor market. Education should be treated as a lifelong process, regardless of age.
To this end, innovation and meritocracy, conduct and emancipation, respectively, can be encouraged. In order to get closer to this goal, school dropout must be reduced and it is necessary to improve the educational system, regardless of geographical location and field, respectively origin.
Sustainable development essentially means ensuring good conditions on this planet for future generations. Therefore, from the perspective of the 2030 Agenda, education is a fundamental theme.
Targets:
4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, fair and quality primary and secondary education, leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.
4.2 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early development, care and pre-school education so that they are prepared for primary education.
4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and all men to technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university, accessible and quality education.
4.4 By 2030, a substantial increase in the number of young people and adults with relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, to facilitate employment, job creation and entrepreneurship.
4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and training for vulnerable people, including people with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.
4.6 By 2030, ensure that all young people and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, have basic skills such as literacy and basic arithmetic.
4.7 To ensure that all students acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development by 2030, including through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, the promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and the contribution of culture to sustainable development.
