Focus area 4. EducationA number of e-Inventory proposals contain goals and targets on education. The majority of which put forward broad goals that discuss education at different levels (primary, secondary, tertiary etc.), however a number of other proposals include goals and targets which look to advance education in relation to a specific issue such as gender equality and science and technology.
Broad Education Goals
| Goal: | By 2030 we will ensure all children receive a good-quality education and have good learning outcomes[18] | Interlinkages | Education for sustainable development[19] | Interlinkages |
| Targets: | Ensure that girls and boys everywhere are achieving good learning outcomes by the age of 12 with gaps between the poorest and richest significantly reduced. |  
| 100% enrolment in free, compulsory primary education. | |
| Ensure that the poorest young children will be starting school ready to learn, with good levels of child development. | 
| 30% of the national budget devoted to education countries. | 
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| Ensure that young people everywhere have basic literacy and numeracy, technical and life skills to become active citizens with decent employment. | 
| 75% adult literacy rates. | |
| Ensure sex parity in education enrolment. | |
| Integrate values, culture and local languages into education and training programmes to build understanding and expertise in youth. | |