people and planet

TARGET 4.7: Sustainable development
and global citizenship
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Three-quarters of countries emphasized sustainable
development issues in their curricula between
2005 and 2015; 15% included key terms related to
gender equality.
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Close to 50% of secondary school textbooks
mentioned human rights over 2000–2013.
TARGET 4.A: Education facilities and
learning environments
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In sub-Saharan Africa, less than three-quarters of
pre-primary and half of upper secondary school
teachers are trained.
FINANCE:
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In at least 35 countries, governments spent less than
4% of GDP and less than 15% of their total expenditure
on education.
■ ■ Aid needs to increase at least sixfold to fill the
US$39 billion annual education finance gap, but in
2014, levels were 8% lower than at their peak in 2010.
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Three in ten primary schools lacked an adequate water
supply in 2013.
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Schools were used for military purposes in
26 countries between 2005 and 2015.
TARGET 4.B: Scholarships
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An estimated 25,000 scholarships were offered in
2015 by government programmes to students from
developing countries.
TARGET 4.C: Teachers
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In 2014, 82% of teachers had the minimum
qualifications required to teach in pre-primary
education, 93% in primary education and 91% in
secondary education.
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