This brochure compiles the main elements of progress on Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) highlighted in the submission by UNESCO, on behalf of the SDG-Education 2030 Steering Committee, to the Office of the Under-Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) on the occasion of the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) 2019 - Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality.