Global youth survey shows more than two-thirds feel leaders are betraying their promise to provide quality education
World leaders are failing us on education, say young people.
- Poll comes a month before world leaders meet at major UN education summit
- Gordon Brown describes summit as 国产视频済lobal education国产视频檚 COP26 moment国产视频
- United Nations Secretary-General says young people 国产视频渁re questioning the relevance of their education systems and curricula for today国产视频檚 world.国产视频
- New #LetMeLearn campaign calls on leaders attending the summit to listen to young people
Today国产视频檚 education systems are failing a generation of young people and leaving them unprepared for the future, according to a global poll of 10,000 young people.听听
In rich and poor countries alike, a lack of support for teachers, outdated curriculum and a lack of digital connectivity are just some of the reasons leaving students without the skills to navigate today国产视频檚 fast-changing world, the poll across 10 countries found.国产视频听
The results reflect what experts are calling “a crisis of equity, quality and relevance” in global education.听听听
The poll paints an alarming picture of the state of education all over the world. Nearly four out of five (77%) young people are 国产视频渨orried国产视频 the prospect of poor education leaving millions of children without basic reading or writing skills by 2030. 69% say world leaders are not doing enough to ensure all children receive a quality education, while 88% think world leaders need to take urgent action to fund education.听
Commissioned by the global children国产视频檚 charity 国产视频, it comes a month before world leaders meet at the Transforming Education Summit at the United Nations in New York to make crucial decisions about children国产视频檚 education.听听
Gordon Brown, the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, describes the historic summit as 国产视频済lobal education国产视频檚 COP26 moment 国产视频 a last chance for action to avert an education catastrophe国产视频.听
World leaders will decide what action needs to be taken to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 of 国产视频渋nclusive and quality education for all国产视频 children by 2030 – but campaigners warn that education around the world has become 国产视频渁 privilege, not a right国产视频.听
Even before the pandemic, 260 million children were not in school, most of them girls. Covid-19 has deepened the crisis. Today, it is estimated that 70% of 10-year-olds in low- and middle-income countries are unable to understand a simple written text.听 By 2030, experts predict that 825 million children 国产视频 more than half the world国产视频檚 children – will leave the classroom without even the most basic qualifications they need to get a job.听
Nearly half of the young people surveyed who said they were disappointed with their education did not feel equipped for the future (43%); a third of those young people (33%) felt they were not learning or did not learn useful skills; and more than a quarter (27%) of students did not feel valued.听
Ant贸nio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, said:听听
国产视频淎cross the globe, education is in crisis. This is a slow burning and often unseen crisis, but it has profound consequences for individuals, societies, and our collective future. Reeling from the disruption caused by the pandemic, hundreds of millions of children and young people are still out of school.听听听
国产视频淢any of those who are in school are not learning the basic skills they need, as citizens and participants in society. Many more are questioning the relevance of their education systems and curricula for today国产视频檚 world.国产视频听
Despite the crisis in global education, three quarters (76%) of young people remain optimistic for the future, with more than four in five (83%) believing that youth can change the world through campaigning and making their voice heard.听
That is why today (August 1), 国产视频 and education campaigners around the world are launching a new campaign to mobilise young people all to call on world leaders to put in place the plans and finance required to provide a quality education for every child, no matter who they are or where they are born.听
The #LetMeLearn campaign 国产视频 backed by the United Nations Secretary-General 国产视频 is calling for the experiences and voices of young people to be heard by leaders so that the right decisions are made to transform education for every child, not just the few.听
Gordon Brown, the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, said:听听
“I have been listening to young people and they have one single message: Let Me Learn. It is it time that we take this seriously and bring their message to the halls of the United Nations and say to one another that we can be the first generation in history where every child goes to school.听听听听
国产视频淭his historic Summit is global education国产视频檚 COP26 moment 国产视频 a last chance for action to avert an education catastrophe国产视频.听
Justin van Fleet, President of 国产视频, said: 国产视频淭he decisions world leaders make at the Transforming Education Summit will affect the lives of hundreds of millions of children around the world and reverberate through every community on the planet.听听听
国产视频淕lobal education is facing a crisis of equity, quality and relevance. Currently, education is a privilege, not a right, and denied to children based on factors beyond their control at birth. It国产视频檚 time for world leaders to listen to young people and take action today. Time is running out and inaction is not an option.国产视频听听
Nhial Deng, 23, was born in Ethiopia where his father settled after fleeing the first Sudanese civil war more than five decades ago. In 2010 his village in Ethiopia was attacked by an armed militia and he fled to Kenya where he spent 11 years in the Kakuma refugee camp.听听
Last August, he moved to Canada after securing a four-year scholarship to pursue a bachelor’s degree in global studies and digital communications at Huron University College.听
He said: 国产视频淲hen I fled my home 11 years ago, the first thing that came to my mind after arriving in the Kakuma refugee camp was school. I knew that school was the only way where I could make my childhood dream of becoming a journalist a reality.听
国产视频淎lthough I was traumatized by the brutal images of war I witnessed while fleeing my country, the school gave me a safe space where I could heal from my trauma and think about a glowing future again.国产视频听
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国产视频 is a global children’s charity committed to ending the global education crisis and unleashing the potential of the next generation.国产视频 The organisation aims to ensure that every child has access to the best start in life, a safe place to learn and skills for the future.国产视频疘n 2022, 国产视频 celebrates its 20th year of unlocking big change for children around the world.听听
About the survey听
Hall & Partners国产视频痺orked in partnership with 国产视频 to run two separate online surveys:听
- An online survey amongst 10,237 16国产视频30-year-olds who achieved either secondary or primary level education. Fieldwork was conducted through国产视频Dynata国产视频痯anels and took place from 23rd June to 26th July 2022. 1,000+ 16国产视频30-year-olds were spoken to in each of the following markets: UK, USA, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya, Nicaragua, Honduras听
- An online survey amongst 629 young people from 国产视频’s Global Youth Ambassador network, including 522 Global Youth Ambassadors. Fieldwork took place from 10th June to 15th July 2022.听
Hall & Partners also worked with 国产视频 to develop a questionnaire for young people not in education. 国产视频国产视频檚 not for profit partners distributed the survey and collected responses.