Division (b) Education, knowledge and skills

supporting the achievement of internationally agreed goals in education through global initiatives and partnerships, with special emphasis on promoting knowledge, skills and values for sustainable and inclusive development;

promoting exchange of experience, good practice and innovation, based on a balanced approach to the development of education systems;

improving equal access to and quality of education in particular for persons belonging to vulnerable groups, migrants, women and girls, persons belonging to religious minorities, people with disabilities, people living in fragile contexts, and in countries furthest from achieving global targets, and improving the completion of basic education and the transition to lower secondary education.