Can the world's governments educate every child?




Inside Story show

Summary: Approximately 260 million children around the world are not in school. World leaders have signed up to a UN plan to provide universal primary and secondary education by 2030. Most countries are lagging behind; the ones with the highest poverty are hardest hit. Although progress has been made, challenges remain. In a new report, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says governments in developed countries also must do better. Can governments overcome challenges they face in making education accessible to every child? Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault Guests: Manos Antoninis - Senior Policy Analyst, UNESCO. Hussaini Abdu -Country Director at Plan International Nigeria. Jiang Xueqin - Researcher at the Global Education Innovation Initiative, Harvard University. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/