UNESCO Institute for Statistics

@UNESCO Institute for Statistics is the official source for internationally-comparable data on education, R&D, culture, communication & SDGs

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How can we strengthen global reporting on learning outcomes?
Join UIS and GAML on 21 Oct for updates on #SDG 4.1.1: MPL validation, regional & global estimates, and the Buyer’s Guide to International #LearningAssessments.
Languages: English with interpretation to French, Spanish and Arabic.
🕗 8–10 a.m. EDT
💻Read more and add to calendar: https://t.co/fWY3OFvRIQ

#EducationData #UNESCO

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How can better education data drive better policies?
UIS, @Abegsorg and experts are strengthening data systems to advance #SDG4 - including a new Gulf Sub-Regional Working Group on Education Data.
Read more: https://t.co/cikP7kZfJB...
#UIS #UNESCO

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How do we ensure children are actually learning?
In Nepal the AMPL pilot is testing new ways to measure reading and math proficiency.
If you are an education policymaker see how this field mission is streamlining SDG 4.1.1 data reporting [https://t.co/R7rvSyHTe0]
#SDG4 #UIS

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Join the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) in Montreal as a Statistical Assistant and help strengthen the quality and availability of international statistics.

📅 Apply by 22 October: https://t.co/7x3alvrpps

#Careers #Statistics #UNESCO

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The world needs 50M more teachers by 2030 - and 58% of that demand is just replacing those who leave. If you are an education leader, explore the new
@UNESCOstat & @TeachersFor2030 factsheet to see how valuing teachers boosts retention : https://t.co/3EsMZDPpkI #InvestInTeachers

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Without data, innovation is invisible. Missing or outdated data can limit how fully countries’ innovation is reflected in the Global Innovation Index.
UIS and WIPO are exploring more support for national statistical capacity https://t.co/fSwbmGjX7B

#GlobalInnovationIndex #UIS

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Strengthening education starts with strengthening the teaching profession.

Yet new @UNESCO data show that in 2 out of 5 countries analysed, teachers earn less than professionals with comparable qualifications, making it harder to attract and retain talent in the profession.

This #WorldTeachersDay, #UNESCO calls for renewed action to strengthen the status and support of the world’s 107 million teachers.

https://t.co/NXdA77prpc #ForThePeople

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How can national learning assessments support SDG 4.1.1 reporting?
A recent UIS webinar presented a structured pathway for countries to review existing evidence, assess reporting readiness and identify practical next steps.
Watch now https://t.co/iDC2YWpZhI
#SDG4 #UIS

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Invisible data means invisible funding.
We just launched the 2026 annual survey to track cultural and natural heritage expenditure.
If you are a national statistician you have 60 days to ensure your country is represented.
#Heritage

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Sound policy requires hard evidence.
The UIS Data Browser gives you direct access to the most comprehensive education science and culture database in the world.
Stop searching through static PDFs and start building data driven narratives : https://t.co/B7E62wp5tw

#UISData

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How do we put a number on creativity? The cultural economy generates billions and contributes to sustainable development yet remains hard to measure.

If you are a policymaker help shape how creative impact is measured worldwide.

Join the CCE Global Consultation today : https://t.co/s5uSPkiyvh

#Culture #UNESCO

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What if children’s learning results reflect language barriers rather than what they actually know and can do?

At #AEAA2026 in Arusha, UIS and AEAA explored how better language data and assessment can support more equitable learning.
• Make home languages visible in education data
• Distinguish language barriers from learning
• Align policy, curricula, teachers and materials

👉Read more: https://t.co/ZthN5ZRmaL

#UIS #UNESCO #HomeLanguages #FoundationalLearning

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🌍 UNESCO is hiring its next Director of the UIS, the official source of comparable global education, science and culture data.

We're looking for a strategic leader with:
• 15+ years senior-level experience in statistics
• Strong grasp of international cooperation
• A firm belief that better data changes lives

📍 Based in Montreal. Global impact.

📅 Apply by 10 October 2026
🔗 https://t.co/5mZkZ3Fq0m

#UNESCO #Statistics #SDGs #Leadership #Hiring #Montreal

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📖 Today marks the 60th International Literacy Day: "Literacy for People, the Planet and Prosperity."
▪️Global adult literacy: 65% (1975) → 88% (2024)
▪️Yet 739M youth & adults still lack basic literacy skills
▪️273M kids & youth (1 in 6) were out of school in 2024
👉Get the full 60-year story: https://t.co/B7ZkyxUJKt

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🎓 As the new academic year kicks off, UIS looks back on a summer of strong engagement with universities: knowledge-sharing sessions, research discussions and exchanges with parliamentarians and policymakers.

We believe research is what connects data with action, and drives better public policy.

Read more: https://t.co/xC5qXu1vi2

#UIS #UNESCO #Research #DataForPolicy

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🌍 How many children reach minimum proficiency in reading & math by the end of primary school? For too many countries, we still don't know.

A new @GPforEducation blog spotlights how IEA's Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (LaNA) is helping close the data gap on foundational learning worldwide.

👉 Read the blog: https://t.co/cRznSJ3oYU

#SDG4 #UNESCO #EducationData

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📢 Job opportunity at UNESCO Institute for Statistics

We’re looking for a Senior Project Officer (Strategic Foresight, Research and Country Insights) to lead forward-looking analysis, support post-2030 monitoring and help shape the future of data and measurement.

📍 Montreal
📅 Apply by 18 Sept. 2026
🔗 Apply now: https://t.co/bKEvjNijE2

#UNESCO #UIS #Jobs #StrategicForesight

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Culture is more than creativity. It’s jobs, opportunity and social cohesion.

So how do we measure the contribution of #Africa’s cultural & creative industries?

Dr. Angela Martins shares insights on building indicators that capture Africa’s diversity while enabling global comparisons.

👉 Read the interview: https://t.co/VQIiMgfcDB

#CulturalStatistics #UNESCO #AfricanUnion

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How can African countries turn assessment results into evidence that strengthens global reporting and improves decisions for learners?
This #WorldEducationBlog explores lessons from Ghana, Madagascar and Sierra Leone, drawing on the 2026 #FLEX meeting: https://t.co/fSjBZCg7YK