strategy
Providing basic education
Synonyms:
Expanding basic educationImproving provision of basic education
Ensuring basic education needs
Supporting basic education structures
Expanding basic education opportunities
Providing basic study needs
Educating to basic level
Ensuring common skill base
Providing basic formal education
Offering adequate emphasis on basic education
Providing sufficient emphasis on basic education
Context:
Education is an area where economic gains from meeting basic needs are most distinct. Investment in primary education in developing countries has very high rates of return, both for society and for the individual.29 These monetary returns do not take directly into account mutually reinforcing non-monetary returns especially pronounced with respect to the education of women, such as reduced child mortality, altered fertility patterns and better human development in general. Differences in educational attainment are extremely important in explaining differences in income. Donors and nations suffering serious basic needs deprivation could make the provision of quality education a cornerstone of their basic needs strategy.An intergovernmental conference a decade ago promised basic education for all children by 2000. But 400 million children worldwide still lack even basic literacy and numeracy skills. Another conference in Dakar in spring 2000 will pledge to put all children in school by 2015. With a nation like Nepal spending just US$ 12 per child per year on education, rich countries must give more through aid and debt relief to make these pledges a reality.
Implementation:
UNESCO's programme includes the following elements: increasing the numbers of school-age children and adults in basic education programmes in countries where literacy rates and school participation rates are low; increasing the participation of girls and women and other target groups with limited access to conventional forms of basic education; reinforcing global support for the education-for-all alliance and monitor the progress made towards the Jomtien goals. Broader:
EducatingProvidingConserving Narrower:
Financing educationFormalizing basic educationImproving practical educationTeaching basic health practicesTeaching basic literacy prowessProviding general adult educationProviding exceptional instructionBuilding practical skills developmentImproving basic education for the poorImproving access of girls to basic educationIntegrating basic learning needs into environmental education programmes at all levelsExpanding schooling Constrained by:
Abstaining from emphasis on basic education Facilitated by:
Developing common causeEstablishing basic techniquesImproving teacher/student ratioDescribing basic education structuresSupplementing applied functional educationReaching acceptable racial desegregation in education systemPreparing national strategies to meet basic learning needs for sustainable development Problems:
Lack of emphasis on basic educationOrganizations:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Major Project in the Field of Education in Latin America and the Caribbean United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Development Programme Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations Asia-Pacific Programme of Education for All International Bank for Reconstruction and Development United Nations Children's Fund Subjects:
Amenities → Living conditionsResearch, Standards → Study
Education → Education
Education → Educational level
Development → Reform
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
