UIS-AIMS: Monitoring & Statistics
Assessment, Information Systems, Monitoring and Statistics (AIMS) Unit is the Regional Office of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Its main focus is the capacity development of Member States’ national statistical information systems for policy formulation, planning, monitoring, evaluation and assessment, in areas of the UNESCO mandate, and to support efforts to achieve Education for All (EFA) by 2015.
In Focus
Revision of the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) invites all UNESCO Member States and stakeholders in education statistics to participate inthe global consultation on proposed revisions to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED).
In June 2010, the UIS will send the proposed ISCED revision to national statistical offices, education ministries and policy makers in UNESC Member States, as well as agencies working int he field of statistical classifications.
The global consultation aims to generate a wide range of national, regional and international views from those who use and produce education data. The deadline to submit feedback is 30 September 2010. Following this, the ISCED Technical Advisory Panel will review and incorporate these inputs into the final recommendation for the revised classification, to be submitted for approval at the 36th UNESCO General Conference in March 2011.
For more information, visit the UIS webpage and the ISCED webpage or send an email to: isced2011consultation[at]uis.unesco.org.
UIS-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...]
New Publications
- 2010 EFA GMR cover ©UNESCO
Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2010: Reaching the Marginalized
The 2010 edition of the EFA Global Monitoring Report (GMR) focuses on reaching the marginalized in education and examines the impact of the global financial crisis on the poorest countries in the world. The report offers the Deprivation and Marginalization in Education (DME) data set that measures marginalization and uses data from national and household surveys, covering eighty countries, of which almost half are low-income countries. Download the report in English (pdf/11.7MB) or visit the EFA report page for more information and related documents.
Measuring Educational Participation: Analysis of Data Quality and Methodology Based on Ten StudiesThis report examines primary school enrolment and attendance data from 16 countries as a basis for investigating potential sources of error that could contribute to discrepancies between NAR+ and NER+. This paper also attempts to investigate some key data quality issues that arise in the use of household survey data versus administrative data to measure educational participation. Download the report in English (pdf/15.5MB) or visit the UIS website for more information and related materials. |
Paper: Out-of-School Adolescents |
| Global Education Digest 2009 - Comparing Education Statistics Across the World The Global Education Digest 2009 presents the latest eduation statistics from primary to tertiary levels for more then 200 countries, particularly exploring the changing patterns in higher education worldwide, highlighting the shift in global trends for international student mobility. In addition to the global set of education indicators, the GED also reports on more in-depth education data for a group of 62 countries, including those that are members of the World Education Indicators (WEI) programme, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Eurostat.
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Workshops
- Finance working group discussion, Kathmandu, Nepal©UNESCO/L.Helin
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
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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
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 bkk.aims[at]unesco.org. For more details, download the "Call for Intern" paper (pdf) and the UNESCO Bangkok Internship Application form.