Target 4.1
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to elevant and effective learning outcomes.
(GI 4.1.1 ) Proportion of children and young people: (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex.
The provision of 12 years of free, publicly-funded, inclusive, equitable, quality primary and secondary education – of which at least nine years* are compulsory, leading to relevant learning outcomes – should be ensured for all, without discrimination.
* The first nine years of formal education, i.e. the cumulative duration of ISCED 1 and 2: ISCED 1 is the primary level, typically lasting six years (with variation across countries between four and seven years), and ISCED 2 is lower secondary, typically lasting three years (again, with variation). (UIS. 2012. International Standard Classification of Education: ISCED 2011. www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Documents/isced-2011-en.pdf)
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