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...
DefinitionStudents who are older than the official school-age range for the educational programme they are enrolled in.Source definitionUNESCO Institute for Statistics
DefinitionStudents who, during the course of the reference school or academic year, enter a programme at a given level of education for the first time, irrespective of whether the students enter the...
DefinitionIndividuals officially registered in a given educational programme, or stage or module thereof, regardless of age.Source definitionISCED 2011http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/...
DefinitionSub-level of an educational programme, defined in terms of theoretical duration or a specified set of modules to complete or credits to achieve. A specific stage has characteristics which...
DefinitionCourse or part of a course in the context of a modular programme. A module may be taken singularly or combined with other modules offered.Source definitionISCED 2011http://uis.unesco.org/...
DefinitionProcesses by which societies deliberately transmit their accumulated information, knowledge, understanding, attitudes, values, skills, competencies and behaviours across generations. It...
DefinitionTransfers to the private sector for educational institutions and transfers for student living costs and other education-related costs that occur outside educational institutions.Source...
