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Academic year
Academic year
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment (a) in Grade 2 or 3; (b) at the end of primary education; and (c) at the end of lower secondary education
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment (a) in Grade 2 or 3; (b) at the end of primary education; and (c) at the end of lower secondary education
Balance of Payments
Bullying
Casual workers
Casual workers
Completion (of an educational programme)
Completion (of an educational programme)
Completion rate (primary education, lower secondary education, upper secondary education)
Completion rate (primary education, lower secondary education, upper secondary education)
Computing
Computing
Conservation
Conservation
Conservation of cultural heritage
Conservation of cultural heritage
Contributing family workers
Contributing family workers
Course
Course
Craft or artisanal products
Craft or artisanal products
Cultural activities
Degree
Degree
Degree of novelty - new to the market
Degree of novelty - new to the market
Degree of novelty - new to the world
Degree of novelty - new to the world
Disability
Distribution of enrolment in secondary education by orientation of education programme
Distribution of graduates in tertiary education by field of education
Distribution of graduates in tertiary education by field of education
Distribution of students in tertiary education by field of education
Distribution of students in tertiary education by field of education
Donations by bilateral and multilateral sources
Donations by bilateral and multilateral sources
Education
Education
Education expenditure by source of funding as a percentage of GDP (public, private, international)
Education expenditure by source of funding as a percentage of GDP (public, private, international)
Education provider
Education provider
Educational activity
Educational activity
Educational attainment
Educational attainment
Educational attainment of the population aged 25 years and above
Educational attainment of the population aged 25 years and above
Educational programme
Educational programme
Electronic commerce (or e-commerce)
Electronic commerce (or e-commerce)
Employee / paid employment
Employee / paid employment
Employer
Employer
Enrolment
Enrolment
Enterprise
Enterprise
Establishment
Establishment
Existence of funding mechanisms to reallocate education resources to disadvantaged populations
Existence of funding mechanisms to reallocate education resources to disadvantaged populations
Expenditure on education
Expenditure on education
Expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure (all sectors)
Expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure (all sectors)
Expenditure on education per student by level of education and source of funding
Expenditure on education per student by level of education and source of funding
Exports of goods
Exports of goods
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies, (b) curricula, (c) teacher education and (d) student assessment
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies, (b) curricula, (c) teacher education and (d) student assessment
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inward
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inward
Foreign direct investment outward
Foreign direct investment outward
Formal education
Formal education
Full-time equivalent (FTE) of R&D personnel
Full-time equivalent (FTE) of R&D personnel
General education
General education
Government expenditure in educational institutions as % of GDP
Government expenditure in educational institutions as % of GDP
Government expenditure on education as % of GDP
Government expenditure on education as % of GDP
Government expenditure on education in PPP$ (millions)
Government expenditure on education in PPP$ (millions)
Government expenditure on education in US$ (millions)
Government expenditure on education in US$ (millions)
Grade
Grade
Graduation (from an educational programme)
Graduation (from an educational programme)
Gross attendance ratio
Gross attendance ratio
Imports of goods
Imports of goods
Inbound mobility rate
Inbound mobility rate
INGOS or NGOS
INGOS or NGOS
Initial education
Initial education
International Classification of Status in Employment
International Classification of Status in Employment
International co-production
International co-production
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)
International Standard Classification of Occupations (2008)
International Standard Classification of Occupations (2008)
International trade in services
International trade in services
Internationally mobile students
Internationally mobile students
ISCED 01: Early childhood educational development
ISCED 01: Early childhood educational development
ISCED 02: Pre-primary education
ISCED 02: Pre-primary education
ISCED 0: Early childhood education (includes ISCED 01 and ISCED 02)
ISCED 0: Early childhood education (includes ISCED 01 and ISCED 02)
ISCED 1: Primary education
ISCED 1: Primary education
ISCED 2: Lower secondary education
ISCED 2: Lower secondary education
ISCED 3: Upper secondary education
ISCED 3: Upper secondary education
ISCED 4: Post-secondary non-tertiary education
ISCED 4: Post-secondary non-tertiary education
ISCED 5: Short-cycle tertiary education
ISCED 5: Short-cycle tertiary education
ISCED 6: Bachelor’s or equivalent level
ISCED 6: Bachelor’s or equivalent level
ISCED 7: Master’s or equivalent level
ISCED 7: Master’s or equivalent level
ISCED 8: Doctoral or equivalent level
ISCED 8: Doctoral or equivalent level
Journalists
Journalists
Labour Force Survey
Labour Force Survey
Learning assessment
Learning assessment
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
Level of formal qualification (for R&D data)
Level of formal qualification (for R&D data)
Levels of education
Levels of education
Library
Library
Literacy rate
Literacy rate
Main job / Primary job
Main job / Primary job
Mean years of schooling
Mean years of schooling
Member of producers’ cooperative
Member of producers’ cooperative
Module
Module
Museum
Museum
Nationally-produced feature films
Nationally-produced feature films
Net flow of internationally mobile students
Net flow of internationally mobile students
Non-formal education
Non-formal education
Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions
Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions
Number of illiterates
Number of illiterates
Occupation
Occupation
Organized educational activity
Organized educational activity
Outbound mobility ratio
Outbound mobility ratio
Own-account worker
Own-account worker
Owner-manager of incorporated enterprise
Owner-manager of incorporated enterprise
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex
Percentage of graduates by field of education (tertiary education)
Percentage of graduates by field of education (tertiary education)
Percentage of illiterates who are female
Percentage of illiterates who are female
Percentage of students by programme orientation (ISCED 2, 3, 4 &5)
Percentage of students experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in a) primary and b) lower secondary education
Percentage of students in a) early grades, b) at the end of primary, and c) at the end of lower secondary education who have their first or home language as language of instruction.
Percentage of students in a) early grades, b) at the end of primary, and c) at the end of lower secondary education who have their first or home language as language of instruction.
Percentage of students in lower secondary showing adequate understanding of issues relating to global citizenship and sustainability
Percentage of students in lower secondary showing adequate understanding of issues relating to global citizenship and sustainability
Percentage of students in lower secondary showing proficiency in knowledge of environmental science and geoscience
Percentage of students in lower secondary showing proficiency in knowledge of environmental science and geoscience
Percentage of teachers qualified according to national standards, by level of education and type of institution
Percentage of teachers qualified according to national standards, by level of education and type of institution
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed countries
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed countries
Percentage of youth/adults who have achieved at least a minimum level of proficiency in digital literacy skills
Percentage of youth/adults who have achieved at least a minimum level of proficiency in digital literacy skills
Persons with special needs
Persons with special needs
Private educational institution
Private educational institution
Private expenditure on heritage (Percentage)
Private expenditure on heritage (Percentage)
Proportion of children aged 24-59 months who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex
Proportion of children aged 24-59 months who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex
Proportion of children and young people (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex
Proportion of children and young people (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex
Proportion of children/young people prepared for the future, by sex
Proportion of children/young people prepared for the future, by sex
Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex
Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex
Proportion of schools offering basic services, by type of service
Proportion of schools offering basic services, by type of service
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio by level of education
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio by level of education
Pupil-trained teacher ratio by education level
Pupil-trained teacher ratio by education level
Qualification
Qualification
Re-exports
Re-exports
Regular employees
Regular employees
Regular employees with contracts without limits of time
Regular employees with contracts without limits of time
Regular employees with fixed term contracts
Regular employees with fixed term contracts
Rest of the world (for R&D data)
Rest of the world (for R&D data)
Scientific digital libraries
Scientific digital libraries
Self-employed
Self-employed
Share of exports of cultural goods in all goods
Share of exports of cultural goods in all goods
Sources of funds
Sources of funds
Special needs education
Special needs education
Stage
Stage
Sustained
Sustained
Temporary employees
Temporary employees
Tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8)
Tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8)
Total expenditure on ICT in education from international (foreign) sources
Total expenditure on ICT in education from international (foreign) sources
Total net attendance rate
Total net attendance rate
Total per capita expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage
Total per capita expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage
Training
Training
Transfer R&D funds
Transfer R&D funds
Transfers from international sources to all levels of government
Transfers from international sources to all levels of government
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Vocational education
Vocational education
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships, by sector and type of study
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships, by sector and type of study
Workers in seasonal employment
Workers in seasonal employment
Workers in short-term employment
Workers in short-term employment
Youth/adult educational attainment rates by age group and level of education
Youth/adult educational attainment rates by age group and level of education
Youth/adult literacy rate
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