This Wednesday, on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that three-quarters of older young people aged 15 to 24 are not able to acquire the skills necessary for employment.

published by the Education Commission and, these data, which cover 90 countries for which, show low levels of competence in children and young people of all age groups. When considering future job opportunities, decent work, and entrepreneurship, young people in developing countries are the least likely to have the skills needed to thrive. Therefore, the fact that the majority of children and young people around the world have been abandoned by their education systems leaves them “uneducated, uninspired, and without skills,” according to UNICEF. There is an urgent need to invest in cost-effective, proven solutions to accelerate the learning and skills development of this generation.