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The Global Education Monitoring Report hosted and published by UNESCO tracks worldwide progress towards UN global education targets. #LeadForLearning Learn more: https://www.unesco.org/gem-report

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Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · Jan 6

Welcome to the #GEMReport community!
Since 2002, we’ve been a trusted voice on global education progress, providing data and insights to advance equitable, quality #EducationForAll.
👉 Learn more about our work: bit.ly/3DK1lHN

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Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 18h

📢 A major step for education in #Africa: launch of the Continental Assessment Framework for Africa (CAF-Africa) — a new Africa-led system to harmonize learning data and track progress on #SDG4.
➡️ Explore more: bit.ly/42z8vbr

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 2d

By 2050, nearly every child will face more frequent heatwaves. But heat is not just a climate issue. It is also an education issue.
Extreme heat disrupts learning and widens inequality. It’s time to make heat resilience a learning priority.
bit.ly/48kJ4OI
#LearnForOurPlanet #SafeChildrenSafeSchools

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 2d

What does it mean to be a different kind of teacher?

Explore in our latest #WorldEducationBlog by Oceano Sanhá Tchongo, director of a teacher training college in Guinea Bissau: bit.ly/3Wp2quB

#WorldTeachersDay #Teachers #LeadforLearning #SDG4

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 5d

#Teachers do far more than teach.
They mentor, innovate & shape school culture.
Yet only half of countries include teacher collaboration in their leadership standards.
Ahead of #WorldTeachersDay, let’s celebrate teachers who lead together.
👉 bit.ly/4pYtiPW

#SDG4

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 8d

🚫 Tents are not schools.
In #Gaza, children are learning on the ground, under tarpaulin, with no salaries for teachers and no resources.
Education is not a luxury. It is a right and a lifeline.
Explore the latest #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/42hSmHg

#ProtectEducation

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 9d

1 in 11 people goes hungry while tons of food are wasted daily.
On #FLWDay, we spotlight education’s role in tackling this paradox: shaping sustainable habits, smarter food use and civic action.
It is time to #LearnToEatWell 👉 bit.ly/nutrition-ed

#SDG2 #SDG4 #SDG12

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 13d

26 September marks the first Luxembourgish Language Day.
#GEMReport data for #Luxembourg shows students who speak the language of instruction at home perform better in upper secondary education than their peers.
👉 bit.ly/4ngGqxS

#WIDE #SDG4 #EuropeanDayofLanguages

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Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 13d

By the end of 2024, 79 education systems (40% globally) banned smartphones in schools, a sharp rise from 30% in 2023 (#GEMReport's PEER Profiles).
Ban or regulate? Share your take!
Explore more in the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4gdcBKa

#TechOnOurTerms

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 13d

Almost 10 years after the world pledged #SDG4, the promise of Education for All remains unfinished.
Preschool enrolment has stalled, 272M children are still #OutOfSchool and education spending is down.
Explore more in the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/427ed4b

#GEMReport

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Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 14d

🔔 The #GEMReport launches a Countdown to 2030 series:
2026: Access & equity
2027/8: Quality & learning
2029: Relevance & impact
The #2026GEMReport will track 5 key indicators across 35 countries.
➡️ More in the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/47SPyUG
#SDG4Countdown #SDG4

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 20d

Education is key to healthier diets.
Yet, across 126 countries there are just 2.3 nutrition professionals per 100k people on average.
But some countries show it is never too late to #LearnToEatWell.
Explore the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4puO8G4
#SchoolMeals #SDG2 #SDG4

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 20d

💰 Education helps close the pay gap: women with secondary schooling earn far closer to men’s wages than those with only primary education.
On #EqualPayDay, explore how education transforms lives:
bit.ly/46JYavK

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 21d

🥗 #SchoolMeals are only as good as the expertise behind them.
Yet in 2022, over 1 in 4 school meal programmes worldwide had no nutritionist involved.
#LearnToEatWell in the latest #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4gt7N57

#SDG2 #SDG4

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 22d

We can't #LearnToEatWell while schools sell junk food. In 2022, only 93 countries had food standards.
It's time to make healthy choices the easy ones.
Join us today for #SchoolMeals Science Day to explore how #NutritionEducation boosts learning and health:
bit.ly/3K0z0Ah

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 22d

🥗 In 2024, 459M children received school meals, 71M more than in 2020.
Yet, today’s global indicator counts coverage, not quality of #SchoolMeals.
Explore why this is an issue in the latest #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4pxJ6sH

#LearntoEatWell

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 23d

#LearnToEatWell — our report in collaboration with @lshtm.bsky.social — explores the vital link between education & nutrition.
A well-fed student learns better. An educated person eats better. It is time to connect food and learning.
Explore more: bit.ly/nutrition-ed

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 23d

As children head #BackToSchool this month, let’s remember:
Investing in school meals is one of the best ways to boost education.
Every $100 spent can deliver up to half a quality year of learning.
Explore our paper with @lshtm.bsky.social: bit.ly/nutrition-ed

#LearnToEatWell

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 23d

On 17 Sept, join us for School Meals Science Day to explore how #NutritionEducation and #SchoolMeals boost learning and health.
With insights from our #LearntoEatWell policy paper with @lshtm.bsky.social.
🔗 bit.ly/3K0z0Ah

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 26d

From rural Sumatra to Bali’s global classrooms, teacher Ahmad Fadli has seen both sides of Indonesia’s education divide.
His story shows why #TeachersVoices matter in tackling inequality.
➡️ Read the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/461LTCz

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · 27d

The GEM Report is at #UKFIETConf 2025!
📍 Sept 17, 9:00 GMT – Manos Antoninis chairs session on #EdTech & #SDG4
📍 Sept 18, 11:00 GMT – he presents Countdown to 2030 on access & equity

Explore more ⬇️
ukfiet2025.exordo.com/programme/pr...

#2026GEMReport

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · Sep 8

On International #LiteracyDay, we see clear progress worldwide, but it remains uneven.
📈 In India, 90% of young women 15–19 are literate (vs 46% in their mothers’ generation).
📉 In Peru, 95% of adults are literate, but only 78% of rural women.
See more: unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/p...

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · Aug 28

Are school principals well paid?

In some countries, they earn 6x GDP per capita.
In others, less than teachers.

Fair pay is key to valuing leadership + keeping schools strong.

Read the latest #WorldEducationBlog 👉 world-education-blog.org/2025/08/28/a...

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · Aug 25

Technology is reshaping education in the Pacific, but only when adapted to local realities.
A new #WorldEducationBlog explores how 17 nations, guided by #PacREF, are aligning digital tools with culture, equity & teacher support.
➡️ bit.ly/4fQoWp8
#TechOnOurTerms

Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · Aug 19

Only 29% of education funding needs were met in 2024 humanitarian appeals.
Education is one of the most underfunded sectors in crisis response.
This must change.
Explore the data in #GEMReport & @educannotwait.bsky.social policy paper: bit.ly/2025fundeduc...

#FundEducation #ActForHumanity

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Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO @gemreport.bsky.social · Aug 19

#China, #Japan & the Republic of #Korea are at the forefront of digital transformation in education.
But this change is not driven by technology alone. It is powered by effective education leadership.
Explore the #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4myHNre
#LeadforLearning