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Education 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.

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Annual 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

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Toward 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...

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ICTs 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.

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Global 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.

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MInd the gap

An interactive data game that lets you explore the progress and pitfalls of girls’ and women’s education around the world.

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MDG 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...

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Every 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.

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ICT 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...

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Updated education indicators now available

Reference education data for the school year ending in 2011 can now be accessed in the UIS Data Centre.

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New 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.

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Schooling 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...

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New 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.

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Out-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...

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ICT 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...

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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.

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New cinema data reveal explosive growth in China

According to the latest UIS cinema data and analysis, box office revenue and admissions in China have grown exponentially.

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New 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.

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Sub-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.

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Never 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.

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