4. Quality Education
Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable 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 childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education.
4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all men and women to affordable and quality technical, vocational and higher education, including university.
4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of young people and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship.
4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the most vulnerable, including persons 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, are literate and have acquired basic mathematical knowledge.
4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and the contribution of culture to sustainable development.
4.a Build and improve physical facilities for education that are child-appropriate, sensitive to disabilities and gender, and that provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all.
4.b By 2020, substantially increase globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for higher education, including vocational, information and communication technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes in developed and other developing countries.
4.c By 2030, substantially increase the stock of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training, in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States.
