Measuring cultural participation
This new handbook presents current trends in measuring cultural participation and is the second of a series of guides based on the concepts set out in the 2009 UNESCO Framework for Cultural Statistics.
View ArticleInteractive data tool
About 32 million primary pupils repeated a grade in 2010, and more than 31 million dropped out and may never return. Explore the situation in your country with a new interactive tool featuring data...
View ArticleGlobal Education Digest 2012
The Digest reveals the urgent need to address the high numbers of children repeating grades and leaving school before completing primary or lower secondary education.
View ArticleJoin the global consultation on learning outcomes
The Learning Metrics Task Force, an initiative of the UIS and the Center for Universal Education at Brookings, is conducting a global consultation on the feasibility of identifying common learning...
View ArticleEducation data release
Education data for the school year ending in 2011 are now available in the UIS Data Centre. This release includes updated education finance indicators.
View ArticleAnnual education survey launched
The UIS has launched its annual survey on education to more than 150 UNESCO Member States and territories. The 2013 survey collects data for the school year and financial year ending in 2012
View ArticleToward Universal Learning
The first report from the Learning Metrics Task Force presents a framework of competencies that go beyond the narrow focus on reading and counting to include physical and social well-being as well as...
View ArticleICTs for education in Latin America and the Caribbean
New UIS report analyzes the presence of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in classrooms in the region, from radio and television to computer and Internet-assisted learning.
View ArticleGlobal flow of higher education students
Our interactive map on the mobility of tertiary-level students sheds light on the shifting demand for higher education, particularly in the developing world.
View ArticleMInd the gap
An interactive data game that lets you explore the progress and pitfalls of girls’ and women’s education around the world.
View ArticleMDG Momentum
On 5 April, the UN and partners worldwide, including the UIS, will observe the 1,000-day mark to the 2015 target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Join the online campaign to harness...
View ArticleEvery child needs a teacher
The supply of teachers is failing to keep pace with the demand for primary education. To mark Global Action Week, the UIS has created an interactive graphic to illustrate the shortfall.
View ArticleICT in education in five Arab states
According to a new pilot data collection, conducted in five countries in the Arab States region (Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Palestine and Qatar), policies for the implementation and use of ICT in primary and...
View ArticleUpdated education indicators now available
Reference education data for the school year ending in 2011 can now be accessed in the UIS Data Centre.
View ArticleNew data on feature film diversity
To mark UNESCO’s World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, the UIS has published a new fact sheet on Feature Film Diversity, based on the latest data from 52 countries.
View ArticleSchooling for millions of children jeopardised by reductions in aid
Progress in reducing the number of children out of school has come to a virtual standstill just as international aid to basic education falls for the first time since 2002, according to a new paper by...
View ArticleNew literacy data available for 2011
Explore the new data through an interactive map featuring adult and youth literacy rates disaggregated by sex for regions and countries around the world.
View ArticleOut-of-school children in Sri Lanka
Despite tremendous progress towards achieving universal primary education, many children in Sri Lanka remain excluded from school due to the effects of poverty, according to a new country-level report...
View ArticleTask force calls for global action on learning
A new report from the Learning Metrics Task Force lays out a framework to put learning on the post-2015 global agenda and to track learning in order to achieve education quality for all.
View ArticleNew cinema data reveal exponential growth in China
According to the latest UIS data, the consumer film market in China has seen spectacular growth since 2005, providing further evidence of the strength of cultural industries.
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