SDG #12 is to “Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns”
Within SDG #12 are 11 targets, of which we here focus on Target 12.8:
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
Target 12.8 has one indicator:
Indicator 12.8.1: Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
This target is like Target 4.7, relating to education on sustainable development and global citizenship, and it’s indicator is a duplicate of 4.7.1, and later to come, indicator 13.3.1
Only about half of all countries have data for teacher education in such topics as of 2020, but all who do tend to score high on an index measuring this. For the measure of curricula, fewer countries again have data. Progress is like the previous measure, with no pattern across regions. For student assessment, many countries are also missing data, but those who report score high for the measure. The picture for national education policies is similar also.
