Helping Countries Improve their Data on Out-of-School Children

The UIS has released three information papers to help governments produce, interpret and use accurate indicators on out-of-school children. By exploring specific methodological issues, the papers highlight the need to harmonize data sources while helping national statisticians understand why indicator values can vary depending on the data source, collection method, or technique used to calculate indicators.

Renforcement des capacités

L’ISU travaille dans environ 200 pays et territoires pour produire la base de données mondiale la plus exhaustive et la plus fiable. La qualité de ces indicateurs dépend des données fournies par les ministères concernés (en particulier les ministères de l’Éducation) et les instituts nationaux de la statistique.

Countries, Experts and Agencies Meet to Measure Progress Towards Education 2030

Given the time it can take to mobilize around development goals and establish effective monitoring systems to track progress, the 2030 deadline for the achievement of the global goal on education is just around the corner. Nevertheless, there are times when it is wise to pause for a moment and take stock.

L’ISU réunit les pays, les experts et les agences pour mesurer l’Éducation 2030

En tant que source officielle des données sur l’Objectif de développement durable 4 (ODD 4), l’Institut de statistique de l’UNESCO travaille avec les pays et les partenaires pour bâtir un consensus autour du nouveau programme de mesure tout en élaborant les indicateurs, les normes et les outils nécessaires afin de suivre les progrès accomplis et d’aider les pays à améliorer la qualité et l’utilisation de leurs données à mesure qu’ils tentent d’atteindre leurs objectifs de développement durable. 

Helping Countries Improve their Data on Out-of-School Children

In many ways, education indicators are like a satellite navigation system that can help us reach our destination: Sustainable Development Goal 4. Based on the data, policymakers in the driving seat can select the best route and adjust their direction and speed as they progress or hit a roadblock. Ultimately, the success of the education system relies to some degree on the accuracy of the data used to inform decisions about how to best use resources to achieve goals

Les enfants handicapés sont plus susceptibles de ne pas être scolarisés

Les enfants handicapés sont plus susceptibles de ne pas être scolarisés ou d’abandonner l’école avant d’avoir achevé leur scolarité

Sous la bannière de la gouvernance responsable et participative pour la réalisation de l’Objectif de développement durable (ODD 4), la Semaine mondiale d’action pour l’éducation appelle la participation citoyenne en matière de prise de décision politique et de suivi des progrès accomplis.

Results of the 2015 UIS Innovation Data Collection

Conducted every two years, the aim of the survey is to meet the growing need for comparable data on innovation in the business sector, which is an important driver of economic growth. It seeks to identify trends, common features and dissimilarities among firms in countries at different stages of development.

The 2015 survey gathered data from 71 countries, including nine in Africa, in order to produce a range of basic innovation indicators to inform policies at national and international levels.

We Need a Paradigm Shift in Education Data to Build the Learning Generation

Ambitious goals demand more and better data, which is why the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators is meeting today in Ottawa. Experts from countries and international agencies including the UNESCO Institute for Statistics are once again reviewing the frameworks and work plans needed to help deliver on the pledges made for 2030.  The good news is that just about everyone agrees on the strength and value of the education indicators. The challenges lie in producing them and disseminating them in a way that they are actively used.