“Unpacking Sustainable Development Goal 4: Education 2030” is a practical UNESCO guide that explains how countries can turn the global education goal (SDG 4) into concrete national action. It clarifies SDG 4’s vision of inclusive, equitable, quality education and lifelong learning for all, outlines its seven outcome targets and three means of implementation, and shows how these differ from earlier agendas such as the MDGs and Education for All.
Structured as questions and answers, the guide highlights core principles (education as a human right and public good, equity, inclusion and gender equality), details the global indicator framework, and examines implications for policy, legislation, planning, financing, and monitoring at country level.
It also maps key coordination and financing mechanisms, and stresses nationally led, sector‑wide planning and multi‑stakeholder partnerships as essential to achieving SDG 4 by 2030.