AIMS News Pacific Island States focus on education monitoring and evaluation at regional workshop
Country-level EMIS and SMIS emphasized as necessary process towards achieving education results [more...]
Lao PDR EFA Mid-Decade Assessment Report highlights need for quality and equitable education
Assessment results to contribute to MOE's 10-year Education Sector Development Framework [more...]
Sri Lanka launches its EFA Mid-Decade Assessment Report 2008
Poor quality of education a major issue island-wide [more...]
Workshops South Asia EFA Mid-Term Policy Review Conference
Representatives from South Asian countries, UN agencies and partners involved in education met in Nepal to prepare policy recommendations aimed at ensuring the achievement of the Education for All goals by 2015. Results of the national and sub-regional EFA Mid-Decade Assessment(MDA) reports and the 2008 EFA Global Monitoring Report were used to translate findings of the MDA into concrete actions, identify policy gaps, and propose policies and strategies towards reaching the un-reached groups in education. The conference was held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 16 to 19 June 2008. Read more
South-East Asia EFA Mid-Term Policy Review Conference and 2008 EFA Global Monitoring Report Launch
Representatives from South-East Asian countries, UN agencies and partners involved in education gathered in Thailand to prepare policy recommendations aimed at ensuring the achievement of EFA by 2015 using results of the national and sub-regional EFA Mid-Decade Assessment (MDA) reports and the 2008 EFA Global Monitoring Report. The conference was held in Jomtien, Thailand from 18 to 21 February 2008. Read more In Focus "The real work of statistics is its use in educational planning, monitoring, evaluation and assessment of achievements"
UIS Regional Advisor for Asia Pacific and UIS-AIMS Unit Chief Ko-Chih Tung shares his views on what holds nations back in data collection, what makes good indicators and which countries have had success with EFA. He sat down for a one-on-one interview with Information Knowledge Management Unit Chief Clive Wing for the February 2006 issue of the UNESCO Bangkok Newsletter. Read excerpts of the interview
Publications A View Inside Primary Schools - A World Education Indicators (WEI) cross-national study
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics launched a new report, entitled A View Inside Primary Schools on Wednesday, 28 May 2008. The report is a part of the World Education Indicators (WEI) programme and presents results of a unique survey conducted in 11 countries in Latin America, Asia and North America. "This survey offers a wealth of data. On the one hand, we see the extent to which schools lack the most basic elements - running water or electricity - that are taken for granted in the developed countries," says Hendrik van der Pol, director of the Institute. "But the data also reveal how social inequality affects a child's opportunity to learn. And clearly, no country - rich or poor - is immune to these disparities." To download the full report, visit the UIS website.
Using a Literacy Module for Household Surveys: A Guidebook
The Assessment, Information Systems, Monitoring and Statistics (AIMS) Unit, in collaboration with the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Headquarters in Montreal, the UNESCO Bangkok Education sector and Japanese Funds-in-Trust (JFIT), has developed this guidebook in order to help social surveyors effectively use the module when they plan and conduct household surveys. The Household Survey-based Literacy Module presents a series of questions that examine literacy levels and gather information about the use of literacy skills in daily life. This guidebook is primarily intended for statistical and planning units dealing with literacy within education ministries and statisticians in charge of household survey design within national statistical offices (NSOs) of developing countries. Download the guidebook (pdf/1MB)
Towards Information Literacy Indicators
The UNESCO Information for All Programme (IFAP) and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) have published a new booklet, Towards Information Literacy Indicators, which proposes a framework that measures the impact of knowledge societies from the public's viewpoint and governments' priorities. The framework defines information literacy and introduces its implications, particularly from a measurement perspective. Methodologies including the UIS Literacy Assessment and Monitoring Programme (LAMP) were drawn upon, and elements from the UIS press and broadcast surveys were also used. For more information access the: UIS Website
Guidelines for countries undertaking EFA assessment
The working draft of the Guidelines for the Asia and Pacific EFA Mid-Decade Assessment: Identifying and Reaching the Unreached is primarily designed to support countries and provide the guidance and tools required to carry out the EFA assessment. The document is still a working draft and is being distributed for further technical review and comments. Countries can use the Guidelines as reference but should take into account that it is still a draft version. Prepared on behalf of the Regional Thematic Working Group on EFA by UNESCO Bangkok’s UIS-AIMS Unit and the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Office. Download the word version (4MB)
The State of Teachers in Asia and the Pacific
This report card contains vital statistics related to the state of primary and secondary education level teachers in selected countries in Asia and the Pacific. It is based on the UNESCO Institute for Statistics’ (UIS) Teachers and Educational Quality: Monitoring Global Needs for 2015 report. Prepared by the UIS-AIMS Unit, the report card uses tables and charts to present key indicators for easy reading. Included are data on teacher stock, percentage of female teachers, pupil-teacher ratios, and number of primary teachers by age group. Download the report card (pdf/334KB)
EFA Mid-Decade Assessment Meeting Report (Country Recommendations)
This report contains a summary of presentations and the recommendations agreed to by country representatives during the EFA Mid-Decade Assessment Planning Meeting in October 2005. Published by UNESCO Bangkok's UIS-AIMS Unit, this report can be a useful reference for countries planning to assess their progress and gaps in achieving the EFA goals. Download the Meeting Report (pdf/940 KB) Job Announcement Internship post opening
We are currently looking for an Intern for the UIS-AIMS Unit with special focus on assisting in the research for the Asia and the Pacific Education for All Website and Resource Centre. Email your CVs and letters of intent to aims(at)unescobkk.org. For more details, download the "Call for Intern" paper (pdf) and the UNESCO Bangkok Internship Application form.
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