Quality Education

SDG 4 aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Although education access has expanded, many children and adults still lack basic literacy and numeracy skills, hindering their potential.

How engineering can make it happen

Engineers facilitate the delivery of education at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels by employing new technologies, such as online learning tools and rapid communication systems. These improve accessibility and reduce costs for students. Wi-Fi is implemented in more than 40 billion devices worldwide, underpinning advances in education and enabling other applications. Software and telecommunication engineers are fast expanding access to the internet through low-cost satellites and other aerial devices to deliver information and services to remote and low-income communities.