Statistics about Brazil
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics - UIS is responsible for UNESCO statistical information. It was created in July 1999 with the objective to collect a great amount of good quality statistical information to help Member States in analysis of eficiency and effectivenes of their programmes and to inform their political decisions; and to interpret and respond on the global status in relation to Education, Science and Technology, Culture, and Comunication, including in Brazil.
Below are the links to institutions that are responsible for statistical data on Brazil in the areas of UNESCO mandate.
HDI - Human Development Index in Brazil (in Portuguese)
IBGE - Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
INEP - Ministry of Education - National Institute on Educational Studies and Research
IPEA - Institute of Applied Economic Research (in Portuguese)
MDS - Ministry of Social Development and Struggle against Hunger (in Portuguese)
Media Data (in Portuguese)
Ministry of Culture (in Portuguese)
Additional Information
For additional information, please visit the following:
UIS - UNESCO Institute for Statistics :
- Education for All Monitoring Indicators
- United Nations Millennium Development Goals Monitoring Indicators
REPORTS:
Education:
- Global Education Digest 2010: comparing education statistics across the world (PDF, 6 Mb)
- The Hidden crisis: armed conflict and education; EFA global monitoring report, 2011, summary (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
- Reaching the marginalized: EFA global monitoring report, 2010; summary (PDF, 2.6 Mb)
Science:
- UNESCO science report, 2010: the current status of science around the world; executive summary (PDF, 615 Kb)
Culture:
- Investing in cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue: UNESCO world report; executive summary (PDF, 2 Mb)
Social Sciences:
- World social science report, 2010: knowledge divides (PDF, 11 Mb)