Global Education Monitoring Report UNESCO

More screen time ≠ learning.
Many EdTech tools claim “impact” without real proof.
Prof. Natalia Kucirkova breaks down 3 pitfalls in EdTech impact evaluations and how to fix them in the new #WorldEducationBlog:
bit.ly/46X8AIL
#GEMReport #TechOnOurTerms

📢 Registrations are open for the School Leadership Matters Summit 2025!
Co-hosted by Global School Leaders and the #GEMReport, the 3-day event unites voices from Africa, Asia & Latin America to share insights on strengthening school leadership.
Register now: luma.com/slm2025

#LeadforLearning

30 years after Beijing Declaration, girls’ education has advanced, but the progress is incomplete.
133M girls remain #OutOfSchool. Women hold only 30% of higher-education leadership roles.
➡️ Explore the new #WorldEducationBlog: bit.ly/4n7MzvB
#HerEducationOurFuture

🔴 Bullying is rising & girls are increasingly the target.
Online abuse and unrealistic beauty standards harm their mental health, confidence, and learning.
This #MentalHealthDay, let’s make schools and digital spaces safe for every child.
➡️ bit.ly/48YTB0h
#StopBullying

Are you part of a youth or student organization?

Now is your chance to share how you influence education legislation and decision-making in your country.

Explore how you can participate: www.unesco.org/gem-report/e...

📢 Interested in shaping the #2026GEMReport on early childhood education in the #ArabStates?

In partnership with UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Office we are inviting legal entities & individual consultants to contribute case studies:
unesco.org/gem-report/e...

#SDG4 #Countdown2030

📢 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

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

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

#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

🚫 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

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

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

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

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

🔔 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

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

💰 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

🥗 #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

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

🥗 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

#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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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