United Kingdom

For detailed information on England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, see the European Commission's Eurydice National Education Systems website.

Available themes:

• Inclusion (2020) (European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education)

• Non-state actors in education (2021/22) (2024/25) (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) 

• Technology (2023 (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales)

• Climate change communication and education (2021-2023) (Scotland)

• School leadership (2024/25) (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales)

• Comprehensive sexuality education (2021-2025) (Northern Ireland)

• Financing for equity in pre-primary education (2026) (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales)

• Financing for equity in primary and secondary education (2026) (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales)

• Financing for equity in higher education (2026) (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales)

Useful additional resources: Data

• Overview of global, regional and national SDG 4 trends: Scoping Progress in Education (SCOPE)

• Data on inequality: World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE)

• Data on SDG 4 indicators: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

Useful additional resources: Policies

• Policies and plans: UNESCO IIEP Planipolis 

• Right to education: UNESCO Observatory on the Right to Education

• Technical and vocational education and training: UNESCO-UNEVOC World TVET Database

• Websites Departments of Education

  • England
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Wales