Today, about a third of countries don’t have data on learning in primary education and half don’t have it for secondary education. Civil society organizations should press countries to measure learning systematically.

This information can help track and understand where the learning problems are, what the potential solutions are and can serve as evidence for better decision-making. Through social accountability mechanisms civil society can also help to coordinate all actors – parents, students, school administrators and governments and align their inputs and feedback into education systems.

The Global Partnership for Education already provides system-level coordination mechanisms in various countries. 

Read the article on the Global Partnership for Social Accountability's website