Literacy

New tool enables countries to report the proportion of children and young people reaching the global minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics.

Read our new feature about ground-breaking methods and tools developed by the GEM Centre to enable countries to monitor progress towards SDG 4.

A multi-year study has found students are more engaged in the classroom following the introduction of a new curriculum in Lao PDR.

A suite of competency-based learning frameworks and practice items for classroom assessments is now available on the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) website.   

New study in Southeast Asia finds positive links between students’ reading skills and their attitudes towards global sustainability issues.  

To enable children to adapt in a changing world, we must expand our understanding of literacy beyond academic achievement in reading and writing.