Report calling for more and better investment in education to reach every child | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)

During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Investment Case for Education and Equity report, calling for more and better investment in education to reach every child.

Education is one of the most wide-reaching and beneficial development investments, raising people out of poverty, helping to provide essential work and life skills and contributing to empowerment and health. But education today is facing a crisis. Progress to universal education has stalled - in 2012 nearly 58 million primary school-age children and 63 million adolescents were out of school. And for many in school, the picture isn’t much better. 130 million children don’t learn the basics of reading and numeracy by Grade 4.

The Investment Case for Education and Equity report, a major global UNICEF publication launching 22 January this year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, is a call to action. More equitable investment in education is needed to break the vicious cycle of poverty and give every child a fair start in life.

To read the full report, please click here.