The Global Education Monitoring Report 2026, titled “Access and Equity: Countdown to 2030”, was released by UNESCO to assess progress towards SDG 4 (quality education).
It is the first part of the Countdown to 2030 series, focusing on education access and equity across pre-primary to post-secondary levels.
The report highlights global disparities in education linked to gender, location, wealth, and disability, despite some progress in enrolment rates.
It warns that many countries are off-track to meet 2030 targets, with over 270 million children still out of school globally.