Data & Statistics on Education - Global Education - EDST 310 - Lovseth, S. - Marshall Brooks Library at Principia College

Each of the links below will provide insight into different aspects of your country's educational system. I recommend visiting each of the links below.

Statistics

Education Statistics
Related Statistics

WHED, the World Higher Education Database
In collaboration with the UN, this database explains each country's education system. To begin, click on a country on the map or choose a country from the drop down box below the map.
UNESCO World Inequality Database on Education
This website takes education-related data and allows comparisons between countries as well as between groups within a country (such as wealthy/poor, ethnic groups, and regions of the country).
World Bank EdStats (Education Statistics)
Education data from World Bank's vast database of statistics. Use the drop-down box to select your country from the list.
World Bank Open Data
World Bank hosts a vast amount of data. One strategy is to search for your country, then add the search term "education."

The UN's Human Development Reports
Click on a country to see the facts and figures used to determine the UN's Human Development Index (HDI), the Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI), the Gender Development Index (GDI), the Gender Inequality Index (GII), and the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI).
Social Indicators (UN)
Note: As of Sept. 2021, this page is under revision; however, many features are still available.
"Social indicators covering a wide range of subject-matter fields are compiled by the Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, from many national and international sources." A good place to start is the "countries" tab, then select the country you'd like to explore.
World Bank's Data - by country
Access World Bank's extensive data bank, grouped by country.
World Bank's List of Indicators
Development data from the World Bank and other international agencies. Because there are so many indicators available to choose from, try using the search box to find relevant indicators rather than browsing the whole list.
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Database
Provides gender statistics for European countries.
World Bank: Gender Data Portal
This gender data portal is a one-stop shop for gender information, catering to a wide range of users and providing data from a variety of sources. A good way to start is by selecting a country from the drop-down list (scroll past the regions to see the list of individual countries).