Why is World Education Day celebrated?

Why is World Education Day celebrated? World Education Day is celebrated to highlight the importance of education in society and worldwide. Education plays a key role in reducing poverty, improving health, promoting equality and supporting sustainable development.

The importance of education is emphasized especially in developing countries, where many children and young people cannot access education due to various obstacles. On World Education Day, we want to highlight these challenges and encourage governments, non-governmental organizations and individuals to do more to promote education.

Sources: UN Official Pages