Learning and Education 2030 Networking Group

The number of children and young people has risen for the seventh consecutive year, up to 273 million, driven by population growth, crises, and shrinking budgets. This is the main finding of the 2026 GEM Report Unesco, the world’s reference on the state of education.

One in six children of school age worldwide are excluded from education, and only two in three students complete secondary school. Yet many countries are making significant progress, highlighting the importance of national context when setting targets and designing policies.

Read the full press release: https://unes.co/q90i10