Goal Area 2: Every Child, Including Adolescents, Learns and Acquires Skills for the Future. Global Annual Results Report 2024

Abstract

The Global Annual Results Report 2024 on Goal Area 2 of the UNICEF Strategic Plan 2022-2025 presents results on the education programme, policy and advocacy efforts supported by UNICEF and its partners around the world to protect and fulfill the right of children to education. This programme covers two result areas: (1) Equitable and inclusive access to learning opportunities, including in humanitarian and fragile contexts; and (2) Improved learning, skills, participation and engagement for all children and adolescents. Education is a right enshrined in articles 28 and 29 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. UNICEF's work in Goal Area 2, including in humanitarian crises and fragile settings, advances SDG 4 and contributes to many other global goals, including SDG 5 on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, and SDG 8 on sustainable, inclusive economic growth and decent work for all. In 2024, UNICEF achieved significant progress across Goal Area 2 result areas.