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Measuring progress on SDG 4.7
Country reports from Member States on a UNESCO Recommendation related to Target 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on Education reveal that more than half have integrated ESD into their national education policies. However, the development of specific education policies on sustainable development appears to lag behind.
Reports submitted to UNESCO indicate that while ESD is increasingly becoming mandatory in the curriculum, further efforts are required to incorporate it into teacher education. In 33% of reporting countries the delivery of ESD-related concepts as part of the curriculum is mandatory. Yet regarding the inclusion of ESD in teacher education, only 7% of countries reported it as mandatory. More >>
UNESCO commissioned an analysis of the country reports from Member States on a UNESCO Recommendation related to Target 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on Education. The analysis had very interesting outcomes regarding a wide spectrum of issues: ESD in policies; ESD in the curriculum; ESD in teacher training;, etc.
Among others, it seems that:
- ESD is increasingly becoming mandatory in the curriculum (33% of reporting countries);
- Yet, regarding the inclusion of ESD in teacher education, only 7% reported it as mandatory;
- More than half of the countries have integrated ESD into their national education policies (51%);
- While 12% of the countries reported to have a stand-alone education national policy, plan or law for sustainable development (SD) .
Read the Analytical Report here
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