Education policy outlook 2023: empowering all learners to go green

This annual comparative report contributes to an awareness of the evolution of policy landscapes mainly among the education systems of OECD countries. Covering selected topics from early childhood education to adult education, the report aims to provide a comparative understanding of how priorities and policies are evolving, and how policies can be best implemented or improved over time in their specific contexts. In 2024, education and training systems have a 'unique potential' to build the foundations of equitable, sustainable societies. In the OECD National Survey for Comparative Policy Analysis 2023: Empowering Learners to go Green, 90 per cent of participating systems identified environmental sustainability as a key priority for 2024. There is no trade-off between addressing the biggest challenge facing people and the planet and responding to other external shocks and long-term evolutions, especially since these will only become increasingly interdependent. This implies empowering lifelong learners, institutions and education systems with the agency required to act, today.

Building on the OECD's Framework of Responsiveness and Resilience in Education Policy, survey responses from 36 education systems and international policy analysis, this report explores how education systems can: (1) translate learners' awareness into environmental action; (2) provide learners with experiences to shape the green economy; and (3) position education as a strategic sector for the green transition.

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