Thematic Research Report
Education Policy for People and Planet: System Responsibilities for Sustainable Development
A policy synthesis of public duties, educational quality and the integrated 2030 Agenda
Education is both a public good in its own right and an enabling condition for sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda establishes an integrated set of goals: educational inclusion, completion, learning, knowledge and skills belong within Goal 4, while the consequences of education extend to poverty, health, gender equality, decent work, environmental stewardship, peaceful societies and international cooperation. These relations do not justify treating education as an instrument for objectives determined elsewhere. They require education authorities to protect the right to education while ensuring that curriculum, institutions, finance and public accountability equip people to participate in social, economic and environmental change.
- Research category
- Industry Policy and Regional Regulatory Analysis
- Report archetype
- Policy and Regulatory Synthesis
- Geographic scope
- Global