As part of a globally conducted expert survey and concerning the five world regions established by UNESCO, this study analyzes the concepts of education for sustainable development from a political didactic perspective, as well as their practical implementation against the backdrop of country-specific educational institutions. It addresses the question of the extent to which the decade process can be understood as an educational policy democratization project in the sense of "Global and Good Governance" at both international and national levels, as well as in civil society contexts. The authors conclude, among other things, that only the lasting establishment of democratic educational structures, which must arise equally from state-supported top-down and civil society-based bottom-up processes, can be expected to lead to sustainable outcomes in the long term.