1、The price of inaction The global private,fiscal and social costsof children and youth not learningPublished in 2024 by the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO),7,place de Fontenoy,75352 Paris 07 SP,France,the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(O

2、ECD),2 rue Andr Pascal,75016 Paris,France,and the Commonwealth Secretariat,Marlborough House,Pall Mall,St.Jamess,London,SW1Y 5HX,United Kingdom.UNESCO,OECD and the Commonwealth Secretariat,2024ISBN 978-92-3-100689-0https:/doi.org/10.54675/CLQR7114This publication is available in Open Access under th

3、e Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO(CC-BY-SA 3.0 IGO)license(http:/creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/igo/).By using the content of this publication,the users accept to be bound by the terms of use of the UNESCO Open Access Repository(https:/www.unesco.org/en/open-access/cc-sa)Images marked with an

4、 asterisk(*)do not fall under the CC-BY-SA license and may not be used or reproduced without the prior permission of the copyright holders.The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication,as well as any data and map included therein,do not imply the expression o

5、f any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO,the OECD,or the Commonwealth Secretariat concerning the legal status of any country,territory,city or area or of its authorities,or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.The names of countries and territories used in this joint publ

6、ication follow the practice of UNESCO.The ideas and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors;they do not necessarily reflect the official views of UNESCO,the OECD,the OECD Member countries,or the Commonwealth Secretariat and do not commit the organizations.Cover photo:UN Photo