UIS/UNESCO Institute for Statistics

SUMMARY

UIS (The UNESCO Institute for Statistics) releases annual data and key findings on themes that range from education and literacy to science, technology and innovation, culture, and communication and information. The UIS was established in 1999 to meet the growing need for reliable and policy-relevant data. The Institute serves Member States, UNESCO and the UN system, as well as a range of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, research institutes and universities.

The data team uses the UIS database for data on education, series including, but not limited to, SeriesEdEnrollPrivate%Lower2ndaryTotal, SeriesEdExpPri%EducTot, SeriesEdExpSecUppr%GDPPC, and SeriesEdPriEnrollHeadcountMal.

GENERAL STEPS TO PULL UIS DATA

STEP 1.) Navigate to UIS's home page.

STEP 2.) Click the menu icon to the top right of the page.

UIS' Homepage

STEP 3.) Select "UIS.Stat" from the menu items to access the database.

UIS' Homepage menu options

STEP 4.) To the left, you will see the different themes for which the UIS provides data. Select "Education" from the list of themes.

UIS Database

STEP 5.) From the dropdown, select "Other policy relevant indicators".

UIS Database Education

STEP 6.) You will then have the option to select various indicators. For our example, we will pull data for SeriesEdEnrollPrivate%Lower2ndaryTotal. Click on "Percentage of enrolment in private institutions by level of education".

UIS Education Indicators

STEP 7.) Use the scroll bar to the right to scroll down a bit to see the dropdown, then you will click "Distribution of enrolment by type of institution".

UIS Select Indicator

STEP 8.) Once the data table populates in the area to the right, you are able to change the indicator to the one you prefer by clicking the bar with the name of the indicator presently being displayed.