About us
20th anniversary
In 2022 we marked the 20th anniversary of the Global Education Monitoring Report.
The Global Education Monitoring Report
Sound evidence and analysis are needed to trigger actions that will contribute to inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all. The Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report) is the global public good dedicated to compile such evidence and generate relevant analyses.
The GEM Report was established in 2002 as editorially independent and is hosted and published by UNESCO. Until 2015, it monitored the Education for All goals. At the 2015 World Education Forum, governments entrusted it with the mandate to monitor and report on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular, on:
- Progress on education in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with particular reference to the SDG 4 monitoring framework, as part of the overall SDG follow-up and review process.
- The implementation of national and international strategies to achieve SDG 4.
Since 2002 the GEM Report has built a comprehensive portfolio of knowledge products and has earned a distinctive role in the international development architecture which responds to the needs of its diverse audiences. Building on its editorial independence and the quality of its analysis, the GEM Report:
- Provides a fresh perspective on major policy issues.
- Makes broad policy-focused recommendations.
- Serves as a foundation for evidence-based advocacy, convening dialogue and initiating impactful conversations on pressing education topics that deserve attention.
Five external evaluations, the latest of which was carried out in 2023 and covered the implementation of the GEM Report Strategy 2019–2024, have found that the GEM Report successfully fulfils its mandate, providing independent, rigorous, high-quality, policy-relevant research and analysis that influence the international community’s policies and actions.
In 2025–2030, the GEM Report will build on its reputation as an impartial, trusted global knowledge broker to accelerate meaningful collective action for education in the countdown to 2030 and beyond.
The report’s strategy outlines our plans to 2030 and introduces strategic changes in each three outputs: research, communications and advocacy and partnerships.
