Report

A world ready to learn

Prioritizing quality early childhood education.

Khulan, 5, plays with a hoop outdoors during a recreation period at the newly opened mobile ‘ger’ (traditional nomadic tent) kindergarten in the Janjin bagh area, in Erdenetsogt soum in Bayankhongor Province. — UNICEF/UN0220814/Matas

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Highlights

A young child’s brain is full of innate potential, and the early years offer an irreplaceable window of opportunity to set a path towards success in primary school and later in life. Quality early childhood education generates a positive sequence of learning – while lack of access to pre-primary education widens achievement gaps and restricts opportunities. Children who fall behind at a young age often never catch up with their peers, perpetuating cycles of underachievement and high dropout rates that continue to harm vulnerable children into their youth.