The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in collaboration with its Member States including South Africa, developed the General Education Quality Diagnostic Analysis and Monitoring Framework (GEQAF) to strengthen national capacity in assessing education systems based on local knowledge and expertise. The GEQAF contains 15 Analytical Tools covering all key aspects of an education system taking into account the interdependencies and linkages between the various aspects. The guideline and the South African country report are provided below.

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that were established through the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. The goals range from halving extreme poverty rates to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education. There are two goals that have implications for education, Goal 2 and 3. Selected country reports for the MDG’s are provided below.

Education for All (EFA) is a global initiative, launched 20 years ago, at the World Conference on Education for All in Jomtien, Thailand in 1990. It is led by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in partnership with governments, development agencies, civil society, non-governmental organisations and the media. The EFA Framework for Action sets out 6 global goals which member countries report on. South African country reports are provided below.