World Education Forum 2015 Final Report

This summary report is based on the proceedings of the World Education Forum organized at Incheon, Republic of Korea, from 19 to 22 May 2015.

This report reflects the spirit of Incheon - one of rich debate, experience-sharing, innovation and partnership, expressed through a wide range of sessions, encompassing key themes that must be addressed to drive progress. By adopting the Incheon Declaration, ‘Education 2030: Towards Inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all’, Member States and the global community demonstrated their commitment to a single, renewed education agenda that is holistic, ambitious and inspirational, leaving no one behind. The goal is to realise everyone’s right to education as a fundamental dimension of human, social and economic development.

The first section of this report briefly sets the stage for the Forum at which the international education community adopted the Incheon Declaration ‘Education 2030: Towards inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all’. The following section provides an overview of some of the educational trends that constitute the backdrop to the WEF 2015 deliberations and the shaping of Education 2030. The third section provides a summary of thematic issues and recommendations arising from the multiple debates and discussions at the Forum. The last section outlines some of the main challenges relative to the implementation of the new ambitious universal education agenda for 2030. Highlights from the various debates, sessions and side events are included in boxes to further illustrate the analysis presented in the report.