On the occasion of the 4th World Statistics Day on October 20, 2025, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) celebrates the transformative power of data to drive progress, equity, and accountability ...

Statistical frameworks, standards and procedures that guide data collection, processing and interpretation. They include internationally established methodologies and classification systems that ...

World Education Statistics, UIS’s new annual series, highlights SDG 4 data across 11 themes and offers an interactive tool to explore indicators by country.

The establishment of SDG 4 benchmarks represents an innovative process in which countries define their contributions to achieving global targets, grounded in their national plans and policies. This ...

Monitoring commitments to SDG 4Eight SDG 4 indicators have been selected in the benchmarking process, taking into consideration disparities of regions, sub-regions and countries. In addition to this ...

Accessible, understandable, and actionable data empower everyone, from policymakers to citizens, to make informed decisions that support sustainable development. The 2025 UNESCO Framework for Cultural ...

Cultural and natural heritage are vital pillars of identity, community resilience, and sustainable development. Under Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11), Target 11.4 calls for efforts to protect ...

To provide a more comprehensive view of the financial and human resources countries invest in R&D, it is important to look beyond the SDG 9.5 R&D indicators. Additional policy-relevant R&D indicators ...

This report by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics is part of a series focused on regional SDG 4 monitoring, comparing global education targets and indicators with those adopted by regional bodies. It ...

27-28 February 2025 (Hybrid - Paris, France)Education Data and Statistics Commission (EDS Commission) - Paris, 27-28 February 2025 Formerly known as the Technical Cooperation Group on SDG 4 indicators ...

Welcome to the new questionnaires page, which provides access to current surveys for education and literacy; science, technology and innovation; culture; communication and information. To access the ...

The UNESCO Conference on Education Data and Statistics provides a regular platform for dialogue and peer learning among the global community of education statisticians, fostering the development of ...