Sustainable Development Goal 4
The Official Source of Internationally-Comparable Education Data
Learning Outcomes
Towards a New Generation of Internationally-Comparable Data
Out-of-School Children and Youth
Data to Break the Barriers to Education
Literacy
Tracking Literacy Skills among Children, Youth and Adults
Gender Equality in Education
Data to Help Close the Gap
Equity in Education
Reducing Inequalities in Education by Improving the Measurement, Availability and Use of Data
Teachers
From Teacher Training to Recruitment: Data to Improve the Quality of Education
Education in Africa
Data for the Region Facing the Biggest Challenges
Education Finance
Data and Tools to Track Funding
Higher Education
Tracking Enrolment, Fields of Study and Destinations of Students Globally
Educational Attainment
Shedding Light on the Skills and Potential of Adults and Societies at Large
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)
A Comprehensive Framework to Organize Education Programmes and Qualifications
Capacity Development
Helping Countries Produce and Use High-Quality Data to Achieve their Goals
Sustainable Development Goal 9.5
Enhancing Scientific Research
Research and Development
R&D Data for Countries at All Stages of Development
Innovation Data
Building a Global Database
Women in Science
Data to Help Bridge the Gender Gap
Cultural Employment
Measuring How Culture Contributes to Economic Development
Feature Films and Cinema Data
Measuring the World’s Most Lucrative Cultural Industry
International Trade of Cultural Goods and Services
Tracking Trade Flows in the Digital Age
Culture Satellite Account
Measuring the Economic Contribution of Culture
Sustainable Development Goal 11.4
The SDG 11.4.1
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Tracking Access to and Use of ICT in Classrooms

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Regional Training Workshop on Enhancing National SDG 4 Data Ecosystems for Producing and Reporting Quality Education Statistics

This technical workshop, organized by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and the UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok, focuses on enhancing national SDG 4 data ecosystems, advancing the shared vision...
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18/08/2025

Piloting AMPL-a in Cambodia

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), in collaboration with Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MOEYS) through its Education Quality Inspection Department (EQID), recently piloted...
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14/08/2025

Harmonizing Learning Assessments to Close Africa’s Learning Data Gaps

According to data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 3 in 4 children in Africa complete primary school. However, in countries where data is available, less than 2 in 10 children reach...
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04/08/2025

Launch of the 2025 Survey of Research and Development (R&D) Statistics for SDG 9.5

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) has launched its 2025 Survey of Research and Experimental Development (R&D) Statistics, with data collection for the reference year 2024. This survey...
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11/06/2025
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New UN modelling estimates lead to increase in school-age population: What are the implications for education indicators?

Calculating population-based indicators for monitoring progress towards education goals depends on having reliable and high-quality population data for the number of students at each age-group and...
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05/10/2023
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Gender imbalances remain in digital skills and STEM careers

Girls and women are underrepresented in STEM education and STEM careers. This disparity is alarming as these are often referred to as the jobs of the future – driving innovation, social wellbeing and...
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25/04/2023
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To mitigate the impact of COVID-19 schools need adequate facilities

  , 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...,  
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12/04/2022
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