International education is also a major part of international development. Professionals and students wishing to be a part of international education development are able to learn through organizations and university and college programs. Organizations around the world use education as a means to development. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals include to education specific goals:
Achieve universal primary education in all countries by 2015
Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education by 2015
Other mentions of education in regard to international development: Education For All (EFA): An international strategy to operazionalize the Dakar Framework for Action; The World Education Forum (Dakar 2000) agreed to reach 6 goals by 2015:
expand early childhood care and education
improve access to complete, free schooling of good quality for all primary school-age children
greatly increase learning opportunities for youth and adults
improve adult literacy rates by 50%
eliminate gender disparities in schooling
improve all aspects of education quality.