Expand early childhood care and education The goal calls for better and more possibilities to support young children, and their families and communities, in all the areas where the child is growing – physically, emotionally, socially and intellectually More
	Provide free and compulsory primary education for all Therefore this goal sets the objective of seeing that all children – girls as well as boys – go to school and finish primary education. More
	Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults This goal places the emphasis on the learning needs of young people and adults in the context of lifelong learning. More
	Increase adult literacy by 50 per cent This goal calls for a certain level of improvement in adult literacy by 2015 – it says that it should be 50 per cent better than it was in 2000. More
	Achieve gender parity by 2005, gender equality by 2015 This goal calls for an equal number of girls and boys to be enrolled in primary and secondary school by 2005 – this is what gender parity means. More
	Improve the quality of education This goal calls for improvement in the quality of education in all its aspects, aiming for a situation where people can achieve excellence. More