The Global Education Monitoring Report

Subject: Schemes

Section: Reports and indices

Concept:

The Global Education Monitoring Report (the GEM Report, formerly known as the Education for All Global Monitoring Report) is an editorially independent, authoritative and evidence-based annual report published by UNESCO.
Its mandate is to monitor progress towards the education targets in the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework.
The GEM Report is a singular, comprehensive, analytical and authoritative reference for the global follow-up and review of education

Highlights of report:

Only 20% countries have laws and 39% have a national policy that specifically address sexuality education, according to UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring report.
Sexuality education in primary education is compulsory in 68% countries and in secondary education in 76%.
More than six in 10 countries cover topics such as gender roles, sexual and domestic abuse, and gender-based violence. One in two countries covers the concept of mutual consent. Contraception issues are covered in school curriculum in two-thirds of the countries.
In 95 per cent of countries, education programmes mainly cover issues related to HIV and AIDS and other STIs.
Only 17% of countries cover sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression issues – the least covered areas in CSE curricula.

About Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)

It is a curriculum-based process of teaching and learning about the cognitive, emotional, physical and social aspects of sexuality.
It aims to equip children and young people with knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that will empower them to realise their health, well-being and dignity; develop respectful social and sexual relationships; consider how their choices affect their own wellbeing and that of others; and understand and ensure the protection of their rights throughout their lives.
A well delivered, medically accurate, evidence-based and age-appropriate provides an opportunity for young people to be taught about sexuality in a balanced way.
This includes its positive aspects such as love and relationships based on mutual respect and equality and helps to foster the conditions to create an inclusive society.