Our Mission

There has been remarkable progress in reducing mortality among children and young adolescents in the past several decades. Between 1990 and 2017, the global under-five mortality rate dropped by 58 percent from 93 deaths per 1,000 live births to 39 deaths per 1,000 live births. During the last 17 years, the reduction in under-five mortality rates accelerated to an average 4% annual reduction, compared to an average 1.9% annual reduction between 1990 and 2000. Read More.

Over 75% of young children in upper-middle- and high-income countries attend pre-primary schools, compared with one in three in lower-middle-income countries. One in five children in low-income countries is enrolled in pre-primary education.

Children with pre-primary education have better attendance and achievement in primary school. Read more.

High-income countries tend to outperform low-income countries on logistics. But income is not the sole determinant. On this graph, countries further away from the trend line are over- or under-performers compared to their income group. Read more.