In the world there are about 120 million school-age children who do not attend school and who are 621 million, half of all young people in the world, children who do not have access to training to find a job. In the world, in addition to the loss of learning, not going to school means being exposed to a greater risk of child labour, child marriage and other forms of abuse and the risk of being trapped in a cycle of poverty is much greater.

Education and training are central to the achievement of the goals of the 2030 Agenda which provides for the sustainable development goal 4 of being able to "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all".

The events organized for this day provided a unique opportunity for dialogue between young people, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions, companies, employers' and workers' organisations, policy makers and development partners.