National Governments Petition

This Petition has attracted over 10,678 signatures.

Why This Petition Matters?

There is a foundational learning crisis that urgently needs to be addressed. In mid to low-income countries, 7 out of 10 children cannot read and understand a simple story by age of 10.1 In low-income countries such as those in Sub Saharan Africa, it is 9 out of 10 children2.
With only 6 years left to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals, the foundational learning crisis is deeply undermining countries’ efforts to achieve SDG 4 which calls for free, equitable and quality education for all by 20303.
The world desperately needs data on foundational learning. This is why the Sustainable Development Goal indicator, SDG 4.1.1a4, was instituted to measure foundational learning outcomes when it matters most, early in a child’s education journey. However, large data gaps5 prevent us from fully understanding learning outcome trends and how to effectively address learning gaps.

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