By Dankert Vedeler, Chair of the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), and Advisor to the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research / Ministry of Foreign Affairs The countdown has begun, with just a decade to achieve … Continue reading
By Silvia Montoya, Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics SDG 4 Data Digest 2019 explores the data methodologies needed to track progress and better direct policies and resources It is not too late to reach the world’s education goal. At least, … Continue reading
By Friedrich Huebler, Head of Education Standards and Methodology at the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), and Stuart Cameron, Thematic Lead on Equity and Inclusion, Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Two new data resources launched today focus on people with … Continue reading
By Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Tracking progress on teacher training is vital to progress towards SDG 4 It could be a classroom in the heart of Tokyo or New York. It could be deep … Continue reading
By Silvia Montoya, Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, and Robert Jenkins, Chief, Education and Associate Director, Programme Division, UNICEF New data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics confirm the need for accelerated efforts to get every child in school and … Continue reading
By Friedrich Huebler, Head of Education Standards and Methodology, UNESCO Institute for Statistics This year’s International Literacy Day celebrates multilingual education It is your very first day at school. You’re excited. Perhaps even a little nervous? What is this special … Continue reading
Make your voice heard in the IAEG-SDG Open Consultation for the 2020 Comprehensive Review of the Global Indicator Framework By Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and Jordan Naidoo, Director of UNESCO’s Division for Education 2030 Support … Continue reading
By Julia Dicum, Deputy Director of Education at Global Affairs Canada, and Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. It is time for all donor countries to invest more heavily in education data. This matters because we can’t … Continue reading
By Erica Murphy (Right to Education Initiative), Mihir Mankad (Center for Economic and Social Rights), and Francesca Feruglio (ESCR-Net Secretariat) on behalf of the Monitoring Working Group of ESCR-Net.* There is increasing recognition that data—relevant and reliable data—are central to … Continue reading
By Manos Antoninis, Director of the Global Education Monitoring Report, and Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics Without a shift from ‘business as usual’, the world will miss its goal of a quality education for all by … Continue reading
