UNESCO Chair Global Health and Education Health Education, Prevention, Health Promotion, Children and Young People
 
Report: the price of inaction

Report: the price of inaction

In the first report of its kind, UNESCO, OECD and the Commonwealth Secretariat have calculated the price of inaction in education.

This ground-breaking report presents the economic cost to individuals, governments and societies of children leaving school early and young people failing to acquire basic skills and key socio-emotional skills.

What has been observed? By 2030, if we continue on our current path, trillions of US dollars will be lost to economies around the world. How much ? Read the full report in English (soon available in French and Spanish) or the summary in English, French or Spanish. This infographic gives a quick overview of some of the report’s conclusions.  Watch the explanatory video

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