| | Estimating the Number of Out-of-School Children : Methodological Problems and Alternative Approaches ; India case study | Highlights data quality and data contradictions among existing education data sources, and proposes recommendations for improving the quality of reporting. |
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Publication from
UIS/UNICEF |
Year:
2016 | |
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| | Understanding What Works in Oral Reading Assessments | This ebook presents contributions from experts in designing, implementing and financing oral reading assessments in developing countries. It provides recommendations and guidelines to evaluate and improve the skills of young children.
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Year:
2016 | |
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| | Pacific Education for All 2015 Review | Presents recommendations on how to improve access to and quality of education across the Pacific* based for UIS data. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Office in Apia |
Year:
2015 | |
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| | A roadmap to better data on education financing | This paper is used to evaluate whether or not resources are distributed equitably and how money flows to students from different backgrounds. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2016 | |
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| | The cost of not assessing learning outcomes | This paper uses several measures to show that the costs of learning assessments are small in comparison to the economic benefits that can arise from improving the learning outcomes of youth. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2016 | |
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| | International Standard Classification of Education : Fields of education and training 2013 (ISCED-F 2013) – Detailed field descriptions | The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) is a framework for assembling, compiling and analysing cross-nationally comparable statistics on education. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2015 | |
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| | Out-of-school Children in Viet nam : A Country Study (Also in Vietnamese) | The report aims to inform education management and planning and policy advocacy to achieve equity in education for all children, with a focus on disadvantaged children. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2013 | |
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| | Regional Report on the Middle East and North Africa | The report builds on nine recent national studies on out-of-school children in MENA* by bringing in analysis and key findings on profiles as well as barriers and policy responses from these studies. |
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Publication from
UNICEF/UIS |
Year:
2015 | |
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| | Learning Metrics Partnership : A capacity support and policy strengthening initiative to develop and use common learning metrics for mathematics and reading | The Learning Metrics Partnership (LMP) is a joint initiative of the UIS and the ACER Centre for Global Education Monitoring (ACER-GEM) to develop a set of nationally and internationally comparable learning metrics in mathematics and reading.
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Publication from
UIS/ACER-GEM |
Year:
2014 | |
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| | Fixing the Broken Promise of Education for All : Findings from the Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children | The report presents a nuanced picture of the barriers to education and a roadmap to improve the data to catalyse action for out-of-school children post-2015.
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Publication from
UIS/UNICEF |
Year:
2015 | |
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| | World Social Science Report 2013 : Changing Global Environments | The 2013 edition focuses on the theme, “Changing Global Environments”. It features a wide range of UIS indicators on R&D; and education.
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Publication from
UNESCO/OECD |
Year:
2013 | |
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| | Regional analysis of the situation of out of school children in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States | This report finds that in the region of Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS), 2.5 million children of basic school age and 1.6 million children of pre-primary school age are out of school. |
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Publication from
UNICEF |
Year:
2013 | |
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| | Country Study on Out-of-School Children in Turkey | There are still some children in Turkey who do not start basic education or start it late or leave it early, as we learn more about these children and their barriers to basic education we are able to help them overcome them.
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Publication from
UNICEF |
Year:
2012 | |
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| | Toward Universal Learning : Implementing Assessment to Improve Learning | This third Learning Metrics Task Force report describes the key technical, institutional and political supports countries need to develop and sustain robust assessments of learning that can help inform improvements in policy and practice. |
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Publication from
UIS/Brookings Institution |
Year:
2014 | |
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| | Higher Education in Asia - Expanding Out, Expanding Up : The rise of graduate education and university research | The report examines the dynamics associated with the growth of graduate education in Asia, with particular attention to the middle-income countries of Southeast Asia.
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2014 | |
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| | Regional Study on Out-of-School Children in South Asia : Covering Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka | By presenting data from different sources, this study highlights the scale of education exclusion across the region, with a specific focus on the four countries with highest populations of out-of-school children. |
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Publication from
UIS/UNICEF |
Year:
2014 | |
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| | Country Study on Out-of-School Children in Nigeria : Conducted within the Conceptual and Methodology Framework (CMF) | The UNICEF and UIS Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children has undertaken an in-depth analysis of the situation of children in Nigeria and examines the factors that lead to exclusion from schooling in the country. |
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Publication from
UNICEF/UIS |
Year:
2012 | |
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| | Regional Report on Out-of-School Children in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESAR) | The UNICEF/UIS Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children presents an analysis of the most recent and reliable statistical information on children in East & South Africa, and examines the factors that lead to exclusion from schooling in the country. |
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Publication from
UNICEF/UIS |
Year:
2013 | |
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| | Assessing Education Data Quality in The Southern African Development Community - SADC | The Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF) is designed to improve the quality of national education statistics. It entails an in-depth review of the ways in which a country produces education statistics, as well as an action plan for improvements. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2014 | |
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| | UIS Methodology for Estimation of Mean Years of Schooling - MYS | Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades.
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2013 | |
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| | Out-of-School Children in the Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh Provinces of Pakistan | The UNICEF and UIS Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children presents an analysis of the most recent and reliable statistical information on children in Pakistan, and examines the factors that lead to exclusion from schooling in the country. |
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Publication from
UNICEF/UIS |
Year:
2013 | |
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| | Country Study on Out-of-School Children in Colombia (in Spanish) | The UNICEF and UIS Global Initiative on Out-of-School has undertaken an in-depth analysis of the situation of children in Colombia and examines the factors that lead to exclusion from schooling in the country. |
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Publication from
UNICEF/UIS |
Year:
2012 | |
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| | Toward Universal Learning : A Global Framework for Measuring Learning | This second report from the Learning Metrics Task Force investigates the feasibility of measuring learning, and presents a hybrid model for tracking and improving the measurement of learning at both global and national or sub-national levels. |
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Publication from
UIS/Brookings Institution |
Year:
2013 | |
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| | Country Study on Out-of-School Children in Sri Lanka | The UNICEF and UIS Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children has undertaken an in-depth analysis of the situation of children in Sri Lanka and examines the factors that lead to exclusion from schooling in the country. |
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Publication from
UNICEF/UIS |
Year:
2013 | |
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| | Country Study on Out-of-School Children in Ghana | The UNICEF and UIS Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children has undertaken an in-depth analysis of the situation of children in Ghana and examines the factors that lead to exclusion from schooling in the country. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2012 | |
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| | Country Study on Out-of-School Children in Kyrgyzstan | The UNICEF and UIS Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children has undertaken an in-depth analysis of the situation of children in Kyrgyzstan and examines the factors that lead to exclusion from schooling in the country. |
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Publication from
UNICEF/UIS |
Year:
2012 | |
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| | Romanian Country Study : Analysing the situation of out of school children in Romania (Also available in Romanian) | The UNICEF and UIS Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children has undertaken an in-depth analysis of the situation of children in Romania and examines the factors that lead to exclusion from schooling in the country. |
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Publication from
UNICEF/UIS |
Year:
2013 | |
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| | Country Study on Out-of-School Children in Brazil (in Portuguese) Summaries in English, Spanish and Portuguese | The UNICEF and UIS Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children has undertaken an in-depth analysis of the situation of children in Brazil and examines the factors that lead to exclusion from schooling in the country. |
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Publication from
UNICEF/UIS |
Year:
2012 | |
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| | Towards Universal Learning : What Every Child Should Learn | This report, the first in a series, produced by the Learning Metrics Task Force, presents a global framework of learning competencies that go beyond literacy and numeracy to include physical and social well-being as well as culture and the arts. |
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Publication from
UIS/Brookings Institute |
Year:
2013 | |
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| | Finishing School : A Right for Children´s Development ; A Joint Effort (In Spanish) | UNICEF and UNESCO present the report entitled: "Completar la Escuela : Un Derecho para Crecer, un Deber para Compartir" on education in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
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Publication from
UNICEF/UIS |
Year:
2012 | |
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| | Methodology for Building and Use | This document contributes reinforces domestic capacities on educational statistics for countries located in Central America and the Caribbean and represents a framework on indicators suitable for the challenge from education systems in the region. |
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Publication from
OREALC/UNECLAC/UIS |
Year:
2009 | |
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| | Education Data Plan: Guide to Reporting International Statistics | This training manual is designed as a resource for consultants who work with countries, helping them to complete UIS questionnaires, and is designed to serve as a reference for the UIS, Field Offices1 and other field staff. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2009 | |
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| | Systematic Monitoring of Education for All : Training Modules for Asia-Pacific | This series of training modules draws on UNESCO’s experiences over the past years in national capacity building for education monitoring to achieve objectives set under the Education for All (EFA) initiative. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2012 | |
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| | New Patterns in Student Mobility in Southern Africa Development Community | This information bulletin is based on data from the UIS, OECD and Eurostat examines new patterns in student mobility in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2012 | |
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| | Policy Research in Asia : Secondary Teachers in Thailand | According to UIS data, amongst other sources, Thailand has not yet achieved the goal of universal secondary education. |
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Publication from
UNESCO |
Year:
2011 | |
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| | Primary School Curricula on Reading and Mathematics in Developing Countries | The purpose of this technical paper is to compile, analyse and describe commonalities and differences in the intended primary curriculum in reading and mathematics across
a diverse set of developing countries. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2012 | |
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| | A Place to Learn : Lessons from Research on Learning Environments | This paper presents a comprehensive review of research on learning environments from multiple perspectives, including the physical conditions, psychosocial environment and the organizational climate of classrooms, schools and
other learning spaces. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2012 | |
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| | Secondary Education Regional Information Base : Country Profile for Japan | This report features UIS data on secondary education. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2011 | |
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| | Secondary Education Regional Information Base : Country Profile for Malaysia | This report features UIS data on secondary education. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2011 | |
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| | The Quantitative Impact of Conflict on Education | This technical paper study examines the impact of armed conflict on the population of 25 countries, finding substantial negative effects of exposure to conflict on educational attainment and literacy. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2011 | |
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| | Secondary Education Regional Information Base : Country Profile for Indonesia | This report features UIS data on secondary education. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2010 | |
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| | Secondary Education Regional Information Base : Country Profile for Mongolia | This report features UIS data on secondary education. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2009 | |
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| | Secondary Education Regional Information Base : Country Profile for Nepal | This report features UIS data on secondary education. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2008 | |
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| | Secondary Education Regional Information Base : Country Profile for Bangladesh | This report features UIS data on secondary education. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2007 | |
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| | Interpreting the Country Profiles | Consult this document for help interpreting the data presented in Country profiles. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2011 | |
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| | Early Impact Assessment of the Global Financial Crisis on Education Financing: Country Case Studies | This paper presents key findings from an early impact assessment of the global financial crisis on education. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2009 | |
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| | Towards Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities : A Guideline | This report presents a chapter on statistical monitoring prepared by the UIS regional team for Asia and the Pacific. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2009 | |
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| | Education for All Mid-Decade Assessment for South Asia | This report presents data and analysis provided by the UIS regional team for Asia and the Pacific. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2009 | |
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| | Education for All Mid-Decade Assessment for Insular South-East Asia | This report presents data and analysis provided by the UIS regional team for Asia and the Pacific. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2008 | |
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| | UNESCO Building Human Capacities in Least Developed Countries to Promote Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development | Highlights UIS data in describing UNESCO initiatives to reduce poverty in LDCs. |
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Publication from
UNESCO |
Year:
2011 | |
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| | The quantitative impact of conflict on education | This paper was commissioned by the Education for All Global Monitoring Report as background information to assist in drafting the 2011 report.
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2010 | |
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| | Secondary Education Regional Information Base : Country Profile for Cambodia | This report features UIS data on secondary education |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2008 | |
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| | Secondary Education Regional Information Base: Country Profile for Lao PDR | This report features UIS data on secondary education. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2008 | |
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| | Secondary Education Regional Information Base : Country Profile for Pakistan | This report features UIS data on secondary education. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2010 | |
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| | Secondary Education Regional Information Base : Country Profile for the Philippines | This report features UIS data on secondary education. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2009 | |
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| | Secondary Education Regional Information Base : Country Profile for Thailand | This report features UIS data on secondary education. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2008 | |
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| | Secondary Education Regional Information Base : Country Profile for Viet Nam | This report features UIS data on secondary education. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2008 | |
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| | Education for All Mid-Decade Assessment for the Mekong Sub-Region | This report presents data and analysis provided by the UIS regional team for Asia and the Pacific. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2008 | |
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| | Assessing Education Data Quality in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) : A Synthesis of Seven Country Assessments | This report outlines results arising from assessments of education data quality undertaken by the UIS in collaboration with national statisticians. |
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Publication from
UNESCO-BREDA |
Year:
2010 | |
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| | Investing in Education | This report provides an initial analysis of the data collected through the 1999 World Education Indicators (WEI) programme and compares its findings from OECD countries. |
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Publication from
UIS/OECD |
Year:
2000 | |
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| | Teachers for Tomorrow’s Schools | This report analyses education indicators developed as part of the UNESCO/OECD World Education Indicators Programme (WEI). |
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Publication from
UIS/OECD |
Year:
2001 | |
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| | Education Counts : Benchmarking Progress in 19 WEI Countries | Produced through the World Education Indicators (WEI) Programme. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2007 | |
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| | A View Inside Primary Schools : A World Education Indicators (WEI) Cross-National Study | This study highlights the strong effect of social inequality on primary education systems.
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2008 | |
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| | WEI Survey of Primary Schools (WEI-SPS) Technical Report | Detailed information on the survey results presented in the publication entitled: "A View Inside Primary Schools". |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2009 | |
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| | Financing Education, Investments and Returns | A report from the World Education Indicators (WEI) Programme. |
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Publication from
UIS/OECD |
Year:
2003 | |
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| | Educational Equity and Public Policy : Comparing Results from 16 Countries | This working paper presents a unique framework to measure education disparities, which was applied to 16 of the world’s largest or most populous countries. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2007 | |
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| | Education Trends in Perspective | The report tracks the rising demand for higher education in 19 countries participating in the UNESCO/OECD World Education Indicators (WEI) Programme. |
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Publication from
UIS/OECD |
Year:
2005 | |
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| | Education Counts : Benchmarking Progress in 19 WEI Countries | Part of the World Education Indicators (WEI) Programme. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2006 | |
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| | Guide to the Analysis and Use of Household Survey and Census Education Data | The aim of the guide is to facilitate the use and analysis of education indicators based on household survey and census data. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2004 | |
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| | Where is the “Education” in Conditional Cash Transfers in Education? | This working paper critically examines the potential benefits and shortcomings of conditional cash transfers (CCTs). |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2006 | |
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| | Using International Surveys of Achievement and Literacy : A View from the Outside | This working paper presents practical experience in the use of three international surveys of learning achievement or functional literacy: TIMSS, PISA and IALS. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2004 | |
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| | Money Counts : Projecting Education Expenditures in Latin America and the Caribbean to the Year 2015 | This working paper projects educational expenditures both public and private in 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, to the year 2015. |
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Publication from
UIS |
Year:
2005 | |
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| | Reaching the Unreached in Education in Asia-Pacific to Meet the EFA Goals by 2015 : A Commitment to Action | The Assessment, Information Systems, Monitoring and Statistics (UIS-AIMS) Unit was directly involved in coordinating and leading the EFA Mid-Decade Assessment (MDA) process of this policy report. |
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Publication from
UNESCO Bangkok |
Year:
2010 | |
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