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International Observatory on Equity and Inclusion in Education. Equity is at the core of the Sustainable Development Goals (), with Target 4.5 specifically aiming to “eliminate gender disparities and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations.”
6 Handbook on Measuring Equity in Education Figure 5.2 The poor-rich disparity in beneficiaries of government education expenditure is most
The new Handbook on Measuring Equity in Education, produced by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (), the FHI 360 Education Policy Data Centre, Oxford Policy Management and the Research for Equitable Access and Learning Centre at the University of Cambridge, provides practical guidance on the calculation and interpretation of indicators designed to target the most disadvantaged groups.
others. SDG 4 demands an inclusive and equitable quality education for everyone, leaving no one. behind. The challenge now is to provide the robust evidence, driven by solid data, which will enable the effective monitoring of progress on educational. equity. With data currently available for less than one-half of the global indicators needed to ...
It matters, firstly, for moral and political reasons: equity by definition is about whether the distribution of education is fair, just and impartial. It may also matter for instrumental reasons. Policy and programs to improve learning outcomes for all will often require resources to be targeted towards those who are worst off, and the most ...
5. Estimate the main effects, overall and stratified by equity dimensions. The final step is to implement more rigorous methods to identify the plausible impact of policies, interventions and other ‘treatment’ on educational outcomes. From an equity perspective, however, it is not enough to identify the overall impact of a policy or any ...
A Just Education as Compared to Educational Equity and Equality. In contrast to equality and equity, a just education is focused on ensuring that each student has the opportunities to find, figure out, and develop their skills and abilities based on their values and their communities’ values. A just education does not assume the same means or ...
Definition. Process of being fair to men and women. To ensure fairness, measures must often be put in place to compensate for the historical and social disadvantages that prevent women and men from operating on a level playing field. Equity is a mean. Equality is the result. Source definition. UNESCO Gender Mainstreaming Implementation ...
assess the relative equity of their education systems, based on differences in access to education and the provision of educational resources in major geographical divisions. Before presenting some of the key findings, a few caveats are in order. First, the findings presented represent a single but important dimension of equity in education.
Total public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure Map 1.4.1 Ten to fourteen years of education is the norm in most countries 18 Compulsory education Map 2.1.1 Gender parity achieved in two-thirds of countries at primary and/or secondary levels 22 Gender parity index for primary and secondary education