DefinitionThe number of persons that cannot read and write. Illiteracy is typically measured according to the inability to comprehend a short simple statement on everyday life. The adult illiterate...
In support of GAML, the UIS is convening experts on functional literacy and numeracy to address measurement issues in producing data for Indicator 4.6.1. In particular, the goal is to produce a...
DefinitionThe number of illiterates in a given age-group who are female expressed as a percentage of the total number of illiterates (male and female) in the same age-group in a reference year.Data...
DefinitionRefers to expressive language, literacy, numeracy, pre-writing, and executive functioning.Source definitionUNESCO Institute for Statisticshttp://tcg.uis.unesco.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/...
This report guides the reader through a comparative analysis of 20 Member States’ National Curriculum Frameworks and National Assessment Frameworks for Literacy-Reading, to examine the alignment...
DefinitionBreadth of skills rely not only on cognition, but also on the interdependencies of cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics. For instance they could include literacy, numeracy,...
DefinitionThe minimum benchmark of basic knowledge in a domain (literacy or numeracy) measured through learning assessments. Currently, the FLP for global reporting is PIAAC level 2 descriptor....
