Author(s): UNICEF and The Education Commission
Published: July 10, 2022
Report Intro/Brief:
“It is clear that we are in the midst of a learning crisis: more than half of the world’s 10-year-olds are unable to read a simple text, and a growing body of evidence suggests prolonged school closures due to COVID-19 will further deepen this crisis. The crisis we face, however, goes far beyond these poor learning outcomes in basic literacy. The large majority of children and young people are lacking socioemotional skills, digital skills and skills for future jobs, which will shape their paths to success in school, work and life.
To give young people the best chance to succeed, we need to support them holistically and give importance to every aspect of their development. We need to know where children and youth are in building the range of skills they need, monitor progress in their development and ensure no child or young person is left behind. Doing so begins with gathering evidence on the state of skills development among children and youth. To this end, UNICEF, the Education Commission and its partners have been working to address data gaps, including the launch of the World Skills Clock to help track progress on youth’s secondary-level and digital skills attainment.
This report supports these efforts by providing a comprehensive view of skills attainment among children and youth. Today, most young people are not building the full range of skills they need to succeed. Poor levels of skills development can be found across all country income groups, but are particularly evident among youth in low- and lower-middle-income countries, home to more than half of the world’s children and young people.”
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