Resources on Education sector

  1. Recommendations and summary of deliberations of the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession (2024)

    23 February 2024

    This document presents the Recommendations of the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession and a summary of its deliberations, which drew on the Panel members’ personal expertise, relevant literature and the preparatory work of the Transforming Education Summit, in particular action track 3 on teachers, teaching and the teaching profession.

  2. 10 Years of the ILO Policy Guidelines on Early Childhood Education Personnel

    14 November 2023

    15 November 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the ILO Policy Guidelines on promotion of decent work for early childhood education personnel, the first international text to deal with the status of ECE personnel.

  3. Digitalization in teaching and education in the context of COVID-19: United Republic of Tanzania

    27 April 2021

    The study involves collection and review of documents capturing COVID-19 prevention and response initiatives, relevant education policies and literature related to education, ICT and the COVID-19 pandemic.

  4. Digitalization in teaching and education in the context of COVID-19: Rwanda

    27 April 2021

    The study involves, among other, the review of reports from quantitative surveys and other research studies carried out on Rwanda’s education system; national laws, policies and strategy documents; COVID-19 prevention policies and procedures as implemented in schools.

  5. Digitalization in teaching and education in the context of COVID-19: Malawi

    27 April 2021

    The study, whose scope includes both public and private primary and secondary education, aims to document the education sector response to the COVID-19 crisis in Malawi, specifically focusing on activities towards providing continued learning opportunities for learners and actual or projected medium- and long-term implications of the pandemic in the education sector.

  6. Digitalization in teaching and education in the context of COVID-19: Kenya

    27 April 2021

    The findings of this report are based on a review and analysis of documents to gain insights into the strategies and plans adopted by the Government of Kenya and education stakeholders to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, including through technology-based solutions. The impact on existing digitalization initiatives and efforts are also assessed.

  7. Digitalization in teaching and education in the context of COVID-19: Ethiopia

    27 April 2021

    This study assesses the impact of COVID-19 on the education sector in the immediate and medium term, and its effect on long-term planning in light of the challenges presented by the pandemic. The study also looks at the impact of the crisis on the teaching profession.

  8. Digitalization in teaching and education in the United Republic of Tanzania

    27 April 2021

    The study provides an overview of governance mechanisms in education, such as policies and social dialogue, as they relate to digitalization in education. It presents the opportunities for and challenges of digital technology use in the Tanzanian education sector.

  9. Digitalization in teaching and education in Rwanda

    27 April 2021

    This study sets out to describe the Government of Rwanda’s initiatives to integrate technology in education, the challenges that are hindering progress and the good practices currently in place.

  10. Digitalization in teaching and education in Malawi

    27 April 2021

    The study assesses the current status of the availability and use of digital technology in the education sector in Malawi, the challenges to its effective integration and the opportunities for teaching and learning.