WikiProject UNESCO/Global Goals Discussion/Goal 4 Quality Education


This is a discussion to help explore Wikimedia's role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Each goal is broken down into it's individual targets with spaces to discuss and document:

  • Existing projects, activities, campaigns, partnerships and other Wikimedia activities that contribute to the Global Goals
  • Potential activities within Wikimedia projects that could help reach the Global Goals


Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all





By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes edit

Target 4.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590772)

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By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and preprimary education so that they are ready for primary education edit

Target 4.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590773)

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By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university edit

Target 4.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590775)

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By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship edit

Target 4.4 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590777)

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By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations edit

Target 4.5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590778)

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By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy edit

Target 4.6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590779)

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By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development edit

Target 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590780)

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Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, nonviolent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all edit

Target 4.a of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590782)

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By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries edit

Target 4.b of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590783)

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By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing states edit

Target 4.c of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590785)

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