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Towards a New Generation of Internationally-Comparable Data
Data to Break the Barriers to Education
Tracking Literacy Skills among Children, Youth and Adults
Data to Help Close the Gap
Reducing Inequalities in Education by Improving the Measurement, Availability and Use of Data
From Teacher Training to Recruitment: Data to Improve the Quality of Education
Data for the Region Facing the Biggest Challenges
Data and Tools to Track Funding
Tracking Enrolment, Fields of Study and Destinations of Students Globally
Shedding Light on the Skills and Potential of Adults and Societies at Large
A Comprehensive Framework to Organize Education Programmes and Qualifications
Helping Countries Produce and Use High-Quality Data to Achieve their Goals
Enhancing Scientific Research
R&D Data for Countries at All Stages of Development
Building a Global Database
Data to Help Bridge the Gender Gap
Measuring How Culture Contributes to Economic Development
Measuring the World’s Most Lucrative Cultural Industry
Tracking Trade Flows in the Digital Age
Measuring the Economic Contribution of Culture
The SDG 11.4.1
Tracking Access to and Use of ICT in Classrooms

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The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is pleased to announce its November 2024 Data Refresh for expenditure on culture and natural heritage (SDG 11.4.1); and research and development (R&D)...
18/11/2024
The UIS is excited to introduce the new UIS Data Browser which brings together all our data on education, science, and culture, making it a convenient resource for everyone, from policymakers to...
16/09/2024
The release of World Education Statistics 2024 this September marks the beginning of a new series of annual publications by the UIS, coinciding with the Institute’s 25th anniversary. This publication...
16/09/2024
Every September, the UIS updates its education data, making it more comprehensive and detailed. This includes data collected regularly from UIS surveys of national authorities, household surveys,...
13/09/2024

Data for Sustainable Development - UIS Blog

Calculating population-based indicators for monitoring progress towards education goals depends on having reliable and high-quality population data for the number of students at each age-group and...
05/10/2023
Girls and women are underrepresented in STEM education and STEM careers. This disparity is alarming as these are often referred to as the jobs of the future – driving innovation, social wellbeing and...
25/04/2023
  , By Alasdair Mc William, Head of Unit, Household Surveys and Equity, UNESCO Institute for Statistics Education systems have been severely disrupted by the global coronavirus pandemic. Each country on...,  
12/04/2022