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The '''UNESCO Institute for Statistics''' (UIS) is the statistical office of [[UNESCO]] and is the primary UN depository for cross-nationally comparable statistics on education, science and technology, culture, and communication covering more than 200 countries and territories.
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| post = Institute for Statistics
| body = UNESCO
| formation = 1999
| seat = [[Montreal, Quebec]], Canada
| website = {{url|http://uis.unesco.org/}}
| type = Cross-nationally comparable statistics
| member_of = [[UNESCO]]
| abbreviation = ISU
}}
The '''UNESCO Institute for Statistics''' ('''UIS''')<ref>[https://uis.unesco.org UNESCO Institute for Statistics] website.</ref> is the statistical office of [[UNESCO]] and is the UN depository for cross-nationally comparable statistics on education, science and technology, culture, and communication.


The UIS was established in 1999. Based in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]], it was created to improve UNESCO's statistical programme and to develop and deliver the timely, accurate and policy-relevant statistics needed in today’s increasingly complex and rapidly changing social, political and economic environments.
The UIS was established in 1999. Based in [[Montreal, Quebec]], Canada, it was created by a collaboration between [[Université de Montréal]], the [[Institut national de la recherche scientifique|INRS]] and UNESCO to provide statistics for the [[United Nations|UN]].<ref>[https://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/uis-basic-texts-2000-en.pdf UIS Basic Texts], Retrieved February 3, 2017.</ref>


The Institute serves [[Member states of UNESCO]], as well as inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, research institutes, universities and citizens interested in high-quality data.
The institute serves [[member states of UNESCO]] as well as intergovernmental and nongovernmental organisations, research institutes, universities, and citizens. All data is available for free.


Its offices are based at [[Côte-des-Neiges]] on the main campus of [[Université de Montréal]], in building 3333 [[Queen Mary Road|Queen-Mary Road]].
The UIS is the primary source of education, literacy and science data for leading publications and databases, such as: EFA Global Monitoring Report, World Development Indicators and World Development Report ([[World Bank]]), [[Human Development Report]] ([[UNDP]]), State of the World’s Children ([[UNICEF]]), among others.


The institute provides education data to many global reports and databases, such as the SDG global database of the UN Stats Division, the Global Education Monitoring Report, World Development Indicators and World Development Report ([[World Bank]]), [[Human Development Report]] ([[UNDP]]), and State of the World's Children ([[UNICEF]]).
Gender-based indicators are systematically integrated into all UIS data collections in order to monitor trends in women’s and girls’ education, literacy and the role of women in science.


Sex-disaggregated indicators are systematically integrated into all UIS data collections.


==Services==
==Services==
* Collecting, producing and analysing relevant, cross-nationally comparable data on UNESCO’s fields of competence;
* Collecting, processing, verifying, analysing, and disseminating high-quality{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}, relevant{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}, cross-nationally comparable data about education, science, culture, and communication
* Developing and maintaining appropriate methodologies and standards that reflect the challenges faced by countries at all stages of development
* Reinforcing the capacities of national statistical offices and line ministries to produce and use high-quality statistics
* Developing and maintaining appropriate methodologies and standards that reflect the challenges faced by countries at all stages of development;
* Responding to the statistical needs of stakeholders while providing access to UIS data to a wide range of users
* Providing open access to UIS data and other products to different types of users, such as governments, international and nongovernmental organisations, foundations, researchers, journalists, and the public{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}
* Reinforcing the capacities of national statistical offices and line ministries to produce and use high-quality statistics;
* Applying the highest professional standards which entail transparency, accountability and the most efficient use of resources; and
* Responding to the statistical needs of stakeholders, while providing access to UIS data to a wide range of users.


==Areas of work==
==Areas of work==
=== Program highlights ===
*''Largest repository of education data:'' The UIS is the repository of the world's most comprehensive education database.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}} More than 200 countries and territories participate in the UIS annual education survey, which is the basis for calculating a wide range of indicators, from female enrollment in primary education to the mobility of higher education students. The UIS is the official data source for Sustainable Development Goal 4 Education 2030.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leading SDG 4 - Education 2030 |url=https://www.unesco.org/en/education/education2030-sdg4 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331214408/https://www.unesco.org/en/education/education2030-sdg4 |archive-date=2022-03-31 |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=[[UNESCO]]}}</ref>
*''Technical Co-operation Group for SDG 4 – Education 2030'' builds consensus on the SDG 4 measurement agenda and provides the opportunity for member states, multilateral agencies, and civil society groups to make recommendations to the UIS, which is responsible for coordinating the technical work needed to define and implement the global and thematic indicators.
*''Global Alliance to Monitor Learning'' provides concrete solutions to develop new indicators and set standards in learning assessment, aiming to produce the first internationally comparable measures of learning for youth and adults. It brings together technical experts from countries, partner agencies, assessment organisations, donors, and civil society groups from around the world.
*''Inter-Agency Group on Education Inequality Indicators'' sets the standards across the UN system to report household survey data and develop new measures of equity.
*''International Observatory on Equity {{explain|date=April 2024}} and Inclusion in Education'' fosters and develops the methodologies, guidelines, and research needed to build a global repository of data and standards to measure equity {{explain|date=April 2024}}in education
*''ISCED classification:'' The [[International Standard Classification of Education]] (ISCED)<ref>[https://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/international-standard-classification-of-education-isced-2011-en.pdf International Standard Classification of Education 2011] Retrieved February 3, 2017.</ref> facilitates comparisons of education statistics and indicators across countries on the basis of uniform and internationally agreed definitions.
* ''Education finance:'' The institute works closely with national statisticians and partners to improve the collection, analysis, and use of finance indicators, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This information is critical for managing education systems, especially in the context of budget constraints.
* ''Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children:'' [[UNICEF]] and the UIS are working together to help countries reduce the number of out-of-school children. The initiative is designed to improve the data and analysis on out-of-school children in order to better identify the factors limiting their opportunities to pursue education and analyse existing interventions, identify barriers, and develop realistic strategies to increase enrolment and sustain attendance rates.
* ''Statistics on teachers:'' The UIS annually provides projections on the number of teachers required to achieve Education for All goals. The institute also produces a range of indicators on the gender, qualifications, and working conditions of teachers around the world.
* ''Science, technology and innovation (STI) statistics:'' The UIS tracks the human and financial investments in research and development worldwide through its biennial R&D survey, which will be complemented by a new survey on innovation. The institute also works with national statisticians to ensure that international surveys accurately reflect the contexts shaping STI in developing and middle-income countries.
*''Global survey on cultural employment:'' By working closely with countries around the world, the institute is producing a unique set of internationally comparable indicators that countries can use to answer key questions, such as:
**What is the size of the cultural labor force?
**What kinds of working conditions do these people face?
**What is the social status of women in cultural employment?{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}


=== Programme highlights ===
=== UIS open data ===
{{Further|open data}}
*'''Largest repository of education data:''' The UIS is the repository of the world's most comprehensive education database. More than 200 countries and territories participate in the UIS annual education survey, which is the basis for calculating a wide range of indicators from female enrolment in primary education to the mobility of higher education students. The UIS is the official data source for the education-related targets of the [[Millennium Development Goals]] and [[Education for All]] (EFA).
All UIS data is freely available in different formats.


Designed for expert users, the UIS database is an [[online resource]] that provides country profiles, indicators, and data series in UNESCO's fields of competence, tools to build statistical tables, related documentation, and metadata. Developers and researchers can also use an [[API]]<ref>[https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/ UIS API data portal]</ref> to download UIS data in [[Machine-readable data|machine-readable]] formats.
* '''Education finance:''' The Institute works closely with national statisticians and partners to improve the collection, analysis and use of finance indicators, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This information is critical for managing education systems, especially in the context of budget constraints.

General users can explore the data through a series of indicator pages that present charts and tables that can easily be customised, shared, and downloaded.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}
* '''Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children:''' [[UNICEF]] and the UIS are working together to help countries reduce the number of out-of-school children. The initiative is designed to improve the data and analysis on out-of-school children in order to better identify the factors limiting their opportunities to pursue education; and analyse existing interventions, identify barriers and develop realistic strategies to increase enrolment and sustain attendance rates.

The UIS also has a [[Data Visualisation|data visualisation]] gallery that features interactive products on key issues, such as women in science, children out of school, and girls’ education in Africa.
* '''Regional indicator programmes:''' These programmes are designed to respond to the monitoring frameworks and statistical needs of major organizations. To monitor education goals in sub-Saharan Africa, for example, the UIS helps to provide national data on basic services in schools, such as the provision of potable water and toilet facilities for girls.
* '''Statistics on teachers:''' The UIS annually provides projections on the number of teachers required to achieve Education for All goals by 2015. The Institute also produces a range of indicators on the gender, qualifications and working conditions of teachers around the world.
* '''Literacy Assessment and Monitoring Programme (LAMP):''' LAMP measures a full range of reading and numeracy skills among youth and adults living in countries at all stages of development. The methodology and instruments are based on the latest findings in educational assessment and cognitive science. This is the only assessment of its kind to have been validated in ten languages belonging to six linguistic families in order to produce data which can be compared across time, countries and cultures.
* '''Observatory of Learning Outcomes (OLO):''' The Observatory monitors global trends in student achievement and helps governments make informed decisions concerning international assessment studies.
* '''Science, technology and innovation (STI) statistics:''' The UIS tracks the human and financial investments in research and development worldwide through its biennial R&D survey, which will be complemented by a new survey on innovation. The Institute also works with national statisticians to ensure that international surveys accurately reflect the contexts shaping STI in developing and middle-income countries.
* '''Monitoring information societies:''' Rapid advances in technology are changing the way information is produced and used. The UIS measures key issues through its surveys on print, broadcast and digital media, as well as the use of information and communication technologies in education.
* '''A framework for cultural statistics:''' Accurate, comparable data are needed to better measure the impact and relevance of cultural policies and initiatives. Developed by the UIS, the UNESCO Framework for Cultural Statistics provides guidelines and definitions for statistical measurement purposes. It will serve as the basis for a new global data collection on employment in the culture sector.
=== UIS Data Centre ===
The Data Centre is an on-line resource (http://stats.uis.unesco.org) that provides country profiles, indicators and data series in UNESCO’s fields of competence, tools to build statistical tables, related documentation and metadata.


=== Capacity building ===
=== Capacity building ===
The Institute works with statisticians and policymakers to improve data quality by providing training and diagnostic studies on the collection, analysis and use of statistical information. These services take many forms from regional workshops to on-site technical assistance projects through the UIS network of statistical advisors in the field.
The institute works with national statisticians and policymakers to improve data quality by providing training, diagnostic tools, standard, and guidelines on the collection, analysis, and use of statistical information. These services take many forms, from regional training workshops to on-site technical assistance projects through the UIS network of statistical advisers in the field.


=== Research and analysis ===
=== Research and analysis ===
The UIS provides analytical services in a number of critical policy areas, including exclusion from education, education quality, higher education and student mobility, as well as investments in research and development. The Institute also collaborates with researchers who wish to conduct policy analysis based on UIS data.
The UIS provides analytical services in a number of critical policy areas, such as exclusion from education, education quality, education finance, investments in research and development, etc.


=== Publications ===
=== Publications ===
The UIS publishes statistical and analytical reports, in addition to methodological guides and international classifications. The Institute’s flagship publication, the Global Education Digest, is released annually in several UN languages.
The UIS publishes statistical and analytical reports in addition to methodological guides and international classifications. The institute's flagship publication, the Sustainable Development Data Digest,<ref>[https://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/laying-the-foundation-to-measure-sdg4-sustainable-development-data-digest-2016-en.pdf Sustainable Development Data Digest: Laying the Foundation to Measure Sustainable Development Goal 4] Retrieved February 3, 2017.</ref> is available in several UN languages.


The institute also produces a series of e-atlases, using interactive maps and charts to present the data on key issues, such as Sustainable Development Goal 4 – Education 2030, gender inequality in education, [[literacy]], teachers, and global trends in R&D.
In 2012, the UIS released the [http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pages/unesco-gender-atlas-2012.aspx World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education] in English and French.


==Governance==
==Governance==
As an autonomous organization, the UIS has its own Governing Board that consists of 12 experts from different regions and organizational backgrounds. The Board’s primary tasks are to ensure the independence of the Institute, define UIS policy and its broad functions, as well as to approve its programme and budget. In addition, the Board monitors, evaluates and advises on the Institute’s operations.
As an autonomous organisation, the UIS has its own governing board that consists of 12 experts from different regions and organisational backgrounds. The board's primary tasks are to ensure the independence of the institute, define UIS policy and its broad functions, and approve its program and budget. In addition, the board monitors, evaluates, and advises on the institute's operations.


==References==
==Contact information==
{{Reflist}}
'''Mailing address'''
*[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0023/002338/233813M.pdf Incheon Declaration Education 2030]
C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville
*[https://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/medium-term-strategy-2017-2021-en.pdf UIS Medium-Term Strategy 2017-2021]
Montreal, Quebec H3C 2B1
*[https://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/report-of-director-on-activities-of-the-institute-2017.pdf UIS Governing Board Report 2017]
Canada


'''Street address'''
5255 avenue Decelles, 7th floor
Montreal, Quebec H3T 2B1
Canada
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://uis.unesco.org/ Official site of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics]
* [https://en.unesco.org/ UNESCO.org] Official UNESCO website
* [http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/education-2030-incheon-framework-for-action-implementation-of-sdg4-2016-en_2.pdf Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 4]

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* [http://www.uis.unesco.org/Pages/default.aspx UIS.UNESCO.org] Official site of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics
* [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/ UNESCO.org] Official UNESCO website
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Latest revision as of 09:14, 25 April 2024

Institute for Statistics of UNESCO
TypeCross-nationally comparable statistics
AbbreviationISU
Member ofUNESCO
SeatMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Formation1999
Websiteuis.unesco.org

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)[1] is the statistical office of UNESCO and is the UN depository for cross-nationally comparable statistics on education, science and technology, culture, and communication.

The UIS was established in 1999. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, it was created by a collaboration between Université de Montréal, the INRS and UNESCO to provide statistics for the UN.[2]

The institute serves member states of UNESCO as well as intergovernmental and nongovernmental organisations, research institutes, universities, and citizens. All data is available for free.

Its offices are based at Côte-des-Neiges on the main campus of Université de Montréal, in building 3333 Queen-Mary Road.

The institute provides education data to many global reports and databases, such as the SDG global database of the UN Stats Division, the Global Education Monitoring Report, World Development Indicators and World Development Report (World Bank), Human Development Report (UNDP), and State of the World's Children (UNICEF).

Sex-disaggregated indicators are systematically integrated into all UIS data collections.

Services

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  • Collecting, processing, verifying, analysing, and disseminating high-quality[citation needed], relevant[citation needed], cross-nationally comparable data about education, science, culture, and communication
  • Developing and maintaining appropriate methodologies and standards that reflect the challenges faced by countries at all stages of development
  • Reinforcing the capacities of national statistical offices and line ministries to produce and use high-quality statistics
  • Responding to the statistical needs of stakeholders while providing access to UIS data to a wide range of users
  • Providing open access to UIS data and other products to different types of users, such as governments, international and nongovernmental organisations, foundations, researchers, journalists, and the public[citation needed]

Areas of work

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Program highlights

[edit]
  • Largest repository of education data: The UIS is the repository of the world's most comprehensive education database.[citation needed] More than 200 countries and territories participate in the UIS annual education survey, which is the basis for calculating a wide range of indicators, from female enrollment in primary education to the mobility of higher education students. The UIS is the official data source for Sustainable Development Goal 4 – Education 2030.[3]
  • Technical Co-operation Group for SDG 4 – Education 2030 builds consensus on the SDG 4 measurement agenda and provides the opportunity for member states, multilateral agencies, and civil society groups to make recommendations to the UIS, which is responsible for coordinating the technical work needed to define and implement the global and thematic indicators.
  • Global Alliance to Monitor Learning provides concrete solutions to develop new indicators and set standards in learning assessment, aiming to produce the first internationally comparable measures of learning for youth and adults. It brings together technical experts from countries, partner agencies, assessment organisations, donors, and civil society groups from around the world.
  • Inter-Agency Group on Education Inequality Indicators sets the standards across the UN system to report household survey data and develop new measures of equity.
  • International Observatory on Equity [further explanation needed] and Inclusion in Education fosters and develops the methodologies, guidelines, and research needed to build a global repository of data and standards to measure equity [further explanation needed]in education
  • ISCED classification: The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)[4] facilitates comparisons of education statistics and indicators across countries on the basis of uniform and internationally agreed definitions.
  • Education finance: The institute works closely with national statisticians and partners to improve the collection, analysis, and use of finance indicators, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This information is critical for managing education systems, especially in the context of budget constraints.
  • Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children: UNICEF and the UIS are working together to help countries reduce the number of out-of-school children. The initiative is designed to improve the data and analysis on out-of-school children in order to better identify the factors limiting their opportunities to pursue education and analyse existing interventions, identify barriers, and develop realistic strategies to increase enrolment and sustain attendance rates.
  • Statistics on teachers: The UIS annually provides projections on the number of teachers required to achieve Education for All goals. The institute also produces a range of indicators on the gender, qualifications, and working conditions of teachers around the world.
  • Science, technology and innovation (STI) statistics: The UIS tracks the human and financial investments in research and development worldwide through its biennial R&D survey, which will be complemented by a new survey on innovation. The institute also works with national statisticians to ensure that international surveys accurately reflect the contexts shaping STI in developing and middle-income countries.
  • Global survey on cultural employment: By working closely with countries around the world, the institute is producing a unique set of internationally comparable indicators that countries can use to answer key questions, such as:
    • What is the size of the cultural labor force?
    • What kinds of working conditions do these people face?
    • What is the social status of women in cultural employment?[citation needed]

UIS open data

[edit]

All UIS data is freely available in different formats.

Designed for expert users, the UIS database is an online resource that provides country profiles, indicators, and data series in UNESCO's fields of competence, tools to build statistical tables, related documentation, and metadata. Developers and researchers can also use an API[5] to download UIS data in machine-readable formats.

General users can explore the data through a series of indicator pages that present charts and tables that can easily be customised, shared, and downloaded.[citation needed]

The UIS also has a data visualisation gallery that features interactive products on key issues, such as women in science, children out of school, and girls’ education in Africa.

Capacity building

[edit]

The institute works with national statisticians and policymakers to improve data quality by providing training, diagnostic tools, standard, and guidelines on the collection, analysis, and use of statistical information. These services take many forms, from regional training workshops to on-site technical assistance projects through the UIS network of statistical advisers in the field.

Research and analysis

[edit]

The UIS provides analytical services in a number of critical policy areas, such as exclusion from education, education quality, education finance, investments in research and development, etc.

Publications

[edit]

The UIS publishes statistical and analytical reports in addition to methodological guides and international classifications. The institute's flagship publication, the Sustainable Development Data Digest,[6] is available in several UN languages.

The institute also produces a series of e-atlases, using interactive maps and charts to present the data on key issues, such as Sustainable Development Goal 4 – Education 2030, gender inequality in education, literacy, teachers, and global trends in R&D.

Governance

[edit]

As an autonomous organisation, the UIS has its own governing board that consists of 12 experts from different regions and organisational backgrounds. The board's primary tasks are to ensure the independence of the institute, define UIS policy and its broad functions, and approve its program and budget. In addition, the board monitors, evaluates, and advises on the institute's operations.

References

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  1. ^ UNESCO Institute for Statistics website.
  2. ^ UIS Basic Texts, Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Leading SDG 4 - Education 2030". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  4. ^ International Standard Classification of Education 2011 Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  5. ^ UIS API data portal
  6. ^ Sustainable Development Data Digest: Laying the Foundation to Measure Sustainable Development Goal 4 Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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