GRALE play a key role in meeting UNESCO's commitment to monitor and report on countries' implementation of the Belém Framework for Action.
[1] This framework was adopted by 144 UNESCO Member States at the Sixth International Conference on Adult Learning and Education (CONFINTEA VI), which was held in Belém, Brazil in 2009.
Since then, five further CONFINTEA conferences have taken place at intervals of roughly twelve years, providing UNESCO member states with valuable opportunities to consider, compare and develop their approaches to ALE.
The report found that while many countries had implemented adult education policies, governments were not allocating sufficient funds for the sector to deliver its full potential.
GRALE 2 also focused on a specific theme: youth and adult literacy, which the Belém Framework for Action identifies as the foundation of lifelong learning.
[3][1][10] GRALE 4 monitors the extent to which UNESCO Member States put their international commitments regarding ALE into practice and reflects data submitted by 159 countries.