The 2010 WCECCE is the fifth of a series of international education conferences organised by UNESCO in 2008-2010. It follows the:

• 48th International Conference on Education: “Inclusive Education: the Way of the Future” (25-28 November 2008, Geneva, Switzerland).
• World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development: “Moving into the Second Half of the UN Decade” (31 March-2 April 2009, Bonn, Germany).   
• World Conference on Higher Education “The New Dynamics of Higher Education” (6-8 July 2009, Paris, France).
• CONFINTEA VI (International Conference on Adult Education):“Learning and Living for a Viable Future: the Power of Adult Learning”(1-4 December 2009, Belém, Brazil).