inform interventions that influence participation, learning and empowerment, from early childhood to tertiary education and beyond. Though the SDG 4 monitoring framework is a step forward in the policy process, a complete monitoring framework for gender equality in and through education should include indicators that consider: social and gender norms, values and attitudes (many of which can be influenced by education); education laws and policies, as well legislation and policies outside of the education system; resource distribution; and teaching and learning practices and environments. Efforts are also needed to track disparities in informal and non-formal learning contexts with a lifelong learning approach, and to ensure that data are collected on the most excluded. See also Education policy in Brazil Higher education policy Sources References Information on education policy, OECD - Contains indicators and information about education policy in OECD countries. External links OECD's Education GPS: a review of education policy analysis and statistics.