The International Day of Education will be celebrated through a hybrid event at UNESCO Headquarters on Friday 23 January 2026. On this occasion, UNESCO will release a new global measurement by the Global Education Monitoring Report assessing student and youth participation in education legislation and policymaking and introduce the new cohort of the SDG4 Youth & Student Network. It will also be an occasion to showcase UNESCO’s action for youth across the globe, as a tangible expression of ‘UNESCO for the people’.

Celebrations

• 23 January 2026, from 10:00 to 13:00 (Paris time) 
  UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, and online webcast
  Global event convening youth and students alongside international decision-makers
  - Register to participate in person
   

• 23 January 2026, from 15:00 to 17:00 (Paris time)
  Online youth-led event featuring young people’s stories and their role in advancing quality education in crisis-affected contexts, organized by the SDG 4 Youth & Student Network in cooperation with other UNESCO networks and partners, notably the UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet)
  - Register to participate online