Three students in a school in Africa sit at desks in their classroom. All three smile at the camera and give a thumbs up.

Schools and information

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How do children learn and go to school in different parts of the world? You can read about it in this theme. You can also read more about what the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Global Goals say about children's right to education and schooling.

All children have the right to education and to go to school

Meet children in Laos who say more children are learning to read and write. Ansura in India and Talaso in Kenya live in different parts of the world but both are part of a children's club where they learn about children's rights. For Alphona in Bangladesh, computers enable her to stay in school. David in Romania rides a school bus to school, allowing him to continue his education. Sandeep in India was forced to drop out of school but is now back thanks to the organization Kiran.

Children's stories

Sannos is sitting on a bench in front of a bright wall. She is wearing a school uniform and smiling at the camera.

More children learn to read and write in Laos

Ansura is standing in front of a house wall. She is wearing a veil and smiling at the camera.

Ansura in India learns about the environment in children's parliament

David is sitting in one of the seats of his school bus. He is on his way to school with his friends. In the background, other children are also riding the school bus to school.

School bus enables children to go to school

Sandeep is walking on a dirt road. All around are green fields. Trees are visible on the horizon. Sandeep is wearing a pink shirt and looking into the camera.

The organization Kiran helped Sandeep back to school

Alphona stands in front of her school and smiles at the camera.

Alphona has lessons via computer - thanks to solar cells  

Talaso smiling into the camera. She is wearing a light blue shawl. Dry land is visible in the background.

Talaso learns about children's rights in children's rights club

Facts about schools and education

Illustration of global goal number 4. The background is red and the text and symbol are white.

The UNCRC and the SDGs on schools

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