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...
New data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics confirm the need for accelerated efforts to get every child in school and learning
Education matters. It stands for the hopes and dreams of many...
, 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...,
By Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and Daniel Capistrano, University College Dublin
This International Day of Education, the impact of COVID-19 on education is...
On International Women’s Day, we can look back at 50 years of extraordinary efforts to get girls into the classroom. Thanks to these efforts, the gender gap in education is closing and has been...
Learn about the indicators for 4.2 that assess whether children are ready to learn and have participated in preschool
I’m sure we all remember our first day at primary school. Our reactions may have...
New data released today by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) show that 617 million children and adolescents worldwide are not reaching minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics....
On International Women’s Day, social media channels light up with a flurry of messages and infographics about gender equality. While we welcome this spotlight on data, we also need to look beyond the...
