The 2026 UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report reveals that 273 million children and young people remain out of school. The numbers have worsened for seven consecutive years, but the report also presents reasons for hope β and a stark warning that 2030 is the last chance.
South Korea's high school credit system went fully nationwide starting with the 2025 freshman class. The government invested 15.7 billion won and relaxed requirements, but rural school inequality and teacher readiness remain real challenges.
It's been six years since COVID-19 closed schools worldwide. New research shows students recovered only 20β30% of lost learning in the first year β and then recovery stalled. Here's what the data reveals.