Education

From the outset, ECLAC has seen education as a vital link in reconciling growth, equity and participation in society. Education has become particularly relevant in recent years since, as a central pillar of the equality paradigm, it is both a way of reducing obstacles to the full exercise of the right to education and a cornerstone of processes of structural change based on capacity-building from the bottom up. The work of the Social Development Division therefore includes conducting research and building knowledge in this area.

13 Dec 2022 Other events

Seminario web "La transformación de la educación como base para el desarrollo sostenible"

En el marco de la reciente publicación del Panorama Social de América Latina y el Caribe 2022: la transformación de la educación como base para el desarrollo sostenible, este seminario web se...

27 Oct 2022 Other events

Social Policies Webinar n°1 "Education in times of pandemic. An opportunity to transform education systems in Latin America and the Caribbean"

The Social Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) invites you to the launch of the document "Education in times of pandemic. An opportunity...

4-6 Oct 2022 Other events

Foro Regional de Política Educativa

La CEPAL tendrá representación en la próxima edición de este evento anual de alto nivel de la UNESCO.

8 Sep 2022 Other events

Launch of the Regional Monitoring Report SDG4-Education 2030

Join us for the launch of the Regional Monitoring Report SDG4-Education 2030 "Education in Latin America and the Caribbean at a crossroads". At the event we will look at education trends...

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News

8 Sep 2022

Press Release

UNESCO, UNICEF and ECLAC warn that at the current rate, Latin America and the Caribbean will not achieve the education goals set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The report highlights that while achievement with the education goals established in SDG4 of the 2030 Agenda was not assured before the COVID-19 pandemic, it is much less so now. The agencies emphasize that the targets will not be met without a change in the direction of policies and resource allocation for education.

12 Jul 2022

News

ECLAC, UNESCO and UNICEF Present Preliminary Results from Report on the Regional Implementation of SDG 4

At a side event of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum, the three organizations highlighted the challenges that should guide educational policy decision-making in the coming decade.

4 Dec 2020

News

La pandemia ha acentuado la incertidumbre del contexto y exige que los y las jóvenes desarrollen habilidades y competencias claves para su inclusión

Según un informe conjunto elaborado por la CEPAL y la OEI, la automatización es uno de los grandes retos a los que se enfrentan los jóvenes iberoamericanos, que afectará especialmente a los de baja y media cualificación.

24 Aug 2020

Press Release

ECLAC and UNESCO Publish a Document Analyzing the Challenges for Education Engendered by the Pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean

The United Nations organizations launch a report revealing the consequences and measures taken by educational systems in the region in the face of the COVID-19 crisis while offering recommendations for managing the impact, outlining opportunities for learning and innovation.

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Highlighted publication

30-Mar-2023 | Social Policies

Education during the pandemic: an opportunity to transform education systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant a prolonged economic and social crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean, with profound consequences on the population’s well-being and a silent and devastating impact on education. The abrupt transition to distance learning, with one of the most extended school...

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14 Nov 2022

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