Sustainable Development Goal 4
The Official Source of Internationally-Comparable Education Data
Learning Outcomes
Towards a New Generation of Internationally-Comparable Data
Out-of-School Children and Youth
Data to Break the Barriers to Education
Literacy
Tracking Literacy Skills among Children, Youth and Adults
Gender Equality in Education
Data to Help Close the Gap
Equity in Education
Reducing Inequalities in Education by Improving the Measurement, Availability and Use of Data
Teachers
From Teacher Training to Recruitment: Data to Improve the Quality of Education
Education in Africa
Data for the Region Facing the Biggest Challenges
Education Finance
Data and Tools to Track Funding
Higher Education
Tracking Enrolment, Fields of Study and Destinations of Students Globally
Educational Attainment
Shedding Light on the Skills and Potential of Adults and Societies at Large
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)
A Comprehensive Framework to Organize Education Programmes and Qualifications
Capacity Development
Helping Countries Produce and Use High-Quality Data to Achieve their Goals
Sustainable Development Goal 9.5
Enhancing Scientific Research
Research and Development
R&D Data for Countries at All Stages of Development
Innovation Data
Building a Global Database
Women in Science
Data to Help Bridge the Gender Gap
Sustainable Development Goal 11.4
Protecting the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage
Cultural Employment
Measuring How Culture Contributes to Economic Development
Feature Films and Cinema Data
Measuring the World’s Most Lucrative Cultural Industry
International Trade of Cultural Goods and Services
Tracking Trade Flows in the Digital Age
Culture Satellite Account
Measuring the Economic Contribution of Culture
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Tracking Access to and Use of ICT in Classrooms

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With the Right Data, We Can Still Reach the World’s Education Goal

SDG 4 Data Digest 2019 explores the data methodologies needed to track progress and better direct policies and resources It is not too late to reach the world’s education goal. At least, not yet. In...
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13/11/2019
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Making Disability Visible: How to Generate More and Better Data on Education for children with disabilities

Two new data resources launched today focus on people with disabilities who are so often disadvantaged and ‘invisible’ when it comes to education. Excluded and uncounted, they are often missing not...
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23/10/2019
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Wanted: The Best Teacher for Every Class

Tracking progress on teacher training is vital to progress towards SDG 4 It could be a classroom in the heart of Tokyo or New York. It could be deep in the Amazon rainforest, the mountains of Bhutan...
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03/10/2019
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Launch of the 2019 SDG 4 Data Digest

The need for accurate, current and comparable data on education has never been more urgent, with the prospects of reaching Sustainable Development Goal 4 –  a quality education for all by 2030 – far...
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13/11/2019

Global Coalition for Education Data: Bringing Together Countries and Donors for SDG 4

Without a rapid shift from “business as usual”, one in six children aged 6-17 will still be out of school in 2030 while just six in ten youth will be completing secondary education. Moreover, there...
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05/11/2019

Coming Soon: The 2019 SDG 4 Data Digest

The need for accurate, timely and comparable data on education has never been more urgent, with the prospects of reaching Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) –  a quality education for all by 2030...
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04/11/2019

New Database and Study Shine a Light on Disability and Education

A new database launched today by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) captures the severe educational challenges faced by people with disabilities. The database confirms that people with...
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23/10/2019
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