Task 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.
View ArticleNew R&D data are now available
The UIS has released new data on the human and financial resources devoted to research and experimental development (R&D) for 152 countries and territories.
View ArticleSub-Saharan Africa and Arab States worst hit by teacher shortage
New data indicates that if current trends continue, the global shortage of teachers at the primary and lower secondary levels of education will persist to 2030 and beyond.
View ArticleNever too late to complete school in Latin America and the Caribbean
According to new data, 12 million adults in the region are enrolled in some form of adult education programme. Many of them are youth, making up for lost opportunities.
View ArticleEducation data for the school year ending in 2012 now available
The release includes 2012 data on enrolment, teachers and related indicators for pre-primary, primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education. At the tertiary level, 2012 data are...
View ArticleUIS launches pilot survey on cultural employment statistics
The survey marks a first step towards the creation of new indicators to measure the contribution of culture to economic and social development.
View ArticleNew UIS indicator to measure adult years of schooling
The UIS has added a new indicator, mean years of schooling, to measure the average level of education among a country's adult population.
View ArticleA staggering 27 million children are out of school in South Asia
A new study released by the UIS and UNICEF finds that 27 million children between the ages of 5-13 are out of school in four countries of South Asia, including 17 million children of primary school age.
View ArticleGlobal Monitoring Report 2013/14
The 11th Education for All Global Monitoring Report, "Teaching and Learning: Achieving Quality for All", warns that without attracting and adequately training enough teachers the learning crisis will...
View ArticleICT in Education in Asia
The results of the latest survey of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education are now available for 30 countries across Asia.
View ArticleEducation data release includes latest finance indicators
New education data for the school year ending in 2012 are now available in the UIS Data Centre, along with updated education finance indicators.
View ArticleIs the education sector ready for a data revolution?
In the first of six posts, Luis Crouch of RTI International and Albert Motivans of the UIS, explore how the global education community can respond to the call for more and better education statistics...
View ArticleWomen in science
While the number of women studying science has risen, relatively few go on to pursue careers in research. Our new data tool illustrates the extent to which the scientific community is losing a talented...
View ArticlePost-2015 education agenda
The UIS is forming a technical advisory group that will review and recommend a range of indicators that could be used to monitor the post-2015 goals identified by the international education community.
View ArticleNew report on ICT in education in Asia
A UIS report on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education for 28 countries in Asia sheds light on the digital divide in classrooms within the region and within countries.
View ArticleHigher education in Asia
As university enrolment continues to grow across Asia, a new UIS report analyses ways in which countries across the region can accommodate more students while strengthening the quality of their...
View ArticleThe emergence of regional higher education hubs
While demand for higher education continues to soar, new UIS data on international students sheds light on emerging regional destinations that may offer more affordable and culturally-relevant...
View ArticleNew education data now available
Reference education data for the school year ending in 2012 can now be accessed in the UIS Data Centre.
View ArticleConducting R&D suveys in the developing world
This guide provides information and model questionnaires for countries in the early stages of developing a survey to collect data on R&D.
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