DefinitionBroad domain, branch or area of content covered by an educational programme, course or module. Often referred to as a ‘subject’ or ‘discipline’. This may also be referred to as ‘field of...
DefinitionEducation that is institutionalized, intentional and planned through public organizations and recognized private bodies and, in their totality, make up the formal education system of a...
DefinitionCalculated in person-years. The unit for the measurement of full-time equivalence is a full-time teacher. The full-time equivalence of part-time teachers is determined by calculating the...
DefinitionStudent who is enrolled in an education programme whose intended study load amounts to at least 75% of the normal full-time annual study load.Source definitionUNESCO Institute for Statistics
DefinitionTeaching staff are employed for at least 90% of the normal or statutory working hours of teaching staff at the given level of education.Source definitionUNESCO Institute for Statistics
DefinitionRefers to the capacity of a person to engage in all those activities in which literacy is required for effective function of his or her group and community and also for enabling him or her...
DefinitionRoles and responsibilities of men and women that are created in our families, our societies and our cultures. Gender roles and expectations are learned. They can change over time and they...
DefinitionCollection and analysis of sex-disaggregated information. Men and women both perform different roles. This leads to women and men having different experience, knowledge, talents and needs....
